---
title: "China vs Turkey — area, population, currency"
description: "China is 9,596,960 km² with 1,406,585,000 people; Turkey is 783,562 km² with 85,878,556. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-turkey/
site: "At One Place"
---

# China vs Turkey

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

9,596,960 km² vs 783,562 km² · 1,406,585,000 vs 85,878,556

China is 12 times larger than Turkey — 9,596,960 against 783,562 km². China is 16 times more populous than Turkey — 1,406,585,000 against 85,878,556 people.

## Side by side

|  | China | Turkey |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Beijing | Ankara |
| Area | 9,596,960 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 (2025) | 85,878,556 (2025) |
| Density | 146.6 /km² | 109.6 /km² |
| Currency | Chinese yuan (CNY) | Turkish lira (TRY) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese | Turkish |
| Time zones | UTC+08:00 | UTC+03:00 |
| Calling code | +86 | +90 |
| Drives on the | right | right |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
| ISO codes | CN / CHN | TR / TUR |

## Population density

China is 1.3 times more densely populated than Turkey — 147 against 110 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 Turkish lira.

## 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.

## Turkey

Istanbul is the only large city built on two continents, split by the Bosphorus. Cappadocia's fairy chimneys are eroded volcanic tuff, and the underground city at Derinkuyu goes down about 85 m over eighteen levels. Pamukkale's white terraces are travertine deposited by hot calcium-rich springs.

> 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 Turkey?

China is larger — 9,596,960 km² against 783,562 km².

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

China, with 1,406,585,000 against 85,878,556.

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

China is UTC+08:00 and Turkey is UTC+03:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Turkey](https://atoneplace.net/country/turkey/)
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- [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/)
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- [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]