---
title: "China vs Israel — area, population, currency"
description: "China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000 people; Israel is 21,937 km² with 10,122,800. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-israel/
site: "At One Place"
---

# China vs Israel

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

9,596,960 km² vs 21,937 km² · 1,406,585,000 vs 10,122,800

China is 437 times larger than Israel — 9,596,960 against 21,937 km². China is 139 times more populous than Israel — 1,406,585,000 against 10,122,800 people.

## Side by side

|  | China | Israel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Beijing | Jerusalem |
| Area | 9,596,960 km² | 21,937 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 (2025) | 10,122,800 (2025) |
| Density | 146.6 /km² | 461.4 /km² |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (CNY) | Israeli new shekel (ILS) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Time zones | UTC+08:00 | UTC+02:00 |
| Calling code | +86 | +972 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
| ISO codes | CN / CHN | IL / ISR |

## Population density

Israel is 3.1 times more densely populated than China — 461 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 Israeli new shekel.

## 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.

## Israel

The Dead Sea shore is the lowest exposed land on Earth, about 430 m below sea level, and the water is around ten times saltier than the ocean. Israel recycles a higher share of its wastewater than any other country — roughly 85 percent — and most drinking water now comes from Mediterranean desalination.

> 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 Israel?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 21,937 km².

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

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 10,122,800.

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

China is UTC+08:00 and Israel 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/)
- [Israel](https://atoneplace.net/country/israel/)
- [India vs Israel](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-israel/)
- [China vs United States](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-united-states/)
- [China vs India](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-india/)
- [China vs United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-united-kingdom/)
- [China vs Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-japan/)
- [China vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-new-zealand/)
- [China vs France](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-france/)
- [China vs Germany](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-germany/)
- [China vs Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-italy/)
- [China vs Russia](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-russia/)
- [China vs Mexico](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-mexico/)
- [China vs Spain](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-spain/)

## 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]