Which has higher surface area, China or Middle income?

Middle income, at 64.79 million sq. km against 9.56 million sq. km in China as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between China and Middle income?

55.22 million sq. km, with Middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

China vs Middle income: Surface area (sq. km)

China

9.56 million sq. km

in 2024

Middle income

64.79 million sq. km

in 2023

China rank

4th

Middle income rank

5th

Surface area (sq. km) over time

China
Middle income

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 64.79 million sq. km against 9.56 million sq. km in China, a difference of 55.22 million sq. km.

That makes Middle income's figure about 6.8 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 5th of 216 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.56 million sq. km	64.72 million sq. km	55.16 million sq. km	Middle income
1970s	9.56 million sq. km	64.72 million sq. km	55.16 million sq. km	Middle income
1980s	9.56 million sq. km	64.72 million sq. km	55.16 million sq. km	Middle income
1990s	9.56 million sq. km	64.71 million sq. km	55.15 million sq. km	Middle income
2000s	9.56 million sq. km	64.68 million sq. km	55.12 million sq. km	Middle income
2010s	9.56 million sq. km	64.69 million sq. km	55.13 million sq. km	Middle income
2020s	9.56 million sq. km	64.79 million sq. km	55.23 million sq. km	Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, China or Middle income?: Middle income, at 64.79 million sq. km against 9.56 million sq. km in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between China and Middle income?: 55.22 million sq. km, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for surface area?: China ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 5th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.