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title: "China vs Italy — area, population, currency"
description: "China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000 people; Italy is 301,340 km² with 58,915,656. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-italy/
site: "At One Place"
---

# China vs Italy

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

9,596,960 km² vs 301,340 km² · 1,406,585,000 vs 58,915,656

China is 32 times larger than Italy — 9,596,960 against 301,340 km². China is 24 times more populous than Italy — 1,406,585,000 against 58,915,656 people.

## Side by side

|  | China | Italy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Beijing | Rome |
| Area | 9,596,960 km² | 301,340 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 (2025) | 58,915,656 (2025) |
| Density | 146.6 /km² | 195.5 /km² |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (CNY) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | Italian |
| Time zones | UTC+08:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +86 | +39 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
| ISO codes | CN / CHN | IT / ITA |

## Population density

Italy is 1.3 times more densely populated than China — 196 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.

## Italy

Italy has three of Europe's most active volcanoes — Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius — and Stromboli has been erupting more or less continuously for at least 2,000 years. It has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country. The Alps and Apennines mean about three-quarters of the land is mountain or hill.

> 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 Italy?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 301,340 km².

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

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 58,915,656.

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

China is UTC+08:00 and Italy 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/)
- [Italy](https://atoneplace.net/country/italy/)
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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]