---
title: "China vs Egypt — area, population, currency"
description: "China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000 people; Egypt is 1,001,450 km² with 118,365,995. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-egypt/
site: "At One Place"
---

# China vs Egypt

**China vs Egypt: China is larger; China has more people**

9,596,960 km² vs 1,001,450 km² · 1,406,585,000 vs 118,365,995

China is 9.6 times larger than Egypt — 9,596,960 against 1,001,450 km². China is 12 times more populous than Egypt — 1,406,585,000 against 118,365,995 people.

## Side by side

|  | China | Egypt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Beijing | Cairo |
| Area | 9,596,960 km² | 1,001,450 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 (2025) | 118,365,995 (2025) |
| Density | 146.6 /km² | 118.2 /km² |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (CNY) | Egyptian pound (EGP) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | Arabic |
| Time zones | UTC+08:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Calling code | +86 | +20 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
| ISO codes | CN / CHN | EG / EGY |

## Population density

China is 1.2 times more densely populated than Egypt — 147 against 118 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- Different currencies: the Chinese yuan and the Egyptian pound.
- Different continents — Asia and Africa.

## China

The largest country in the world using a single time zone, so the sun rises in the far west around three hours later by the clock than in Beijing. China has a land border with fourteen countries — more than any other state except Russia, which also has fourteen. Its terrain runs from Mount Everest on the Nepalese border to the Turpan Depression at 154 m below sea level.

## Egypt

Almost the entire population lives on the Nile valley and delta, which is only a few percent of the country's land area; the rest is desert. The Nile runs about 6,650 km from its headwaters to the Mediterranean. The Suez Canal, 193 km long, has no locks because the Mediterranean and Red Sea are close to the same level.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is China bigger than Egypt?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 1,001,450 km².

### Which has more people, China or Egypt?

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 118,365,995.

### What is the time difference between China and Egypt?

China is UTC+08:00 and Egypt is UTC+02:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]