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title: "China vs Germany — area, population, currency"
description: "China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000 people; Germany is 357,022 km² with 83,491,249. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-germany/
site: "At One Place"
---

# China vs Germany

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

9,596,960 km² vs 357,022 km² · 1,406,585,000 vs 83,491,249

China is 27 times larger than Germany — 9,596,960 against 357,022 km². China is 17 times more populous than Germany — 1,406,585,000 against 83,491,249 people.

## Side by side

|  | China | Germany |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Beijing | Berlin |
| Area | 9,596,960 km² | 357,022 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 (2025) | 83,491,249 (2025) |
| Density | 146.6 /km² | 233.9 /km² |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (CNY) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | German |
| Time zones | UTC+08:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +86 | +49 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
| ISO codes | CN / CHN | DE / DEU |

## Population density

Germany is 1.6 times more densely populated than China — 234 against 147 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 Euro.
- Different continents — Asia and Europe.

## 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.

## Germany

Germany borders nine countries, more than any other in Europe. The Rhine carries more freight than any other river in Europe. The country has around 25,000 castles and palaces, and the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps mean about a third of it is wooded.

> 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 Germany?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 357,022 km².

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

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 83,491,249.

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

China is UTC+08:00 and Germany is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country/germany/)
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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]