Which has higher land area, China or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 16.38 million sq. km against 9.39 million sq. km in China as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between China and Russian Federation?

6.99 million sq. km, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russian Federation?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Russian Federation: Land area

China

9.39 million sq. km

in 2023

Russian Federation

16.38 million sq. km

in 2023

China rank

2nd

Russian Federation rank

1st

Land area over time

China
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 16.38 million sq. km against 9.39 million sq. km in China, a difference of 6.99 million sq. km.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.7 times China's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Russian Federation ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.39 million sq. km	16.38 million sq. km	6.99 million sq. km	Russian Federation
2000s	9.39 million sq. km	16.38 million sq. km	6.99 million sq. km	Russian Federation
2010s	9.39 million sq. km	16.38 million sq. km	6.99 million sq. km	Russian Federation
2020s	9.39 million sq. km	16.38 million sq. km	6.99 million sq. km	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, China or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 16.38 million sq. km against 9.39 million sq. km in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between China and Russian Federation?: 6.99 million sq. km, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russian Federation?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do China and Russian Federation rank globally for land area?: China ranks 2nd and Russian Federation ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.