| Ranking | China | Israel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggest goods exporters2026-10-29 | #1 · 3,752.16 BoP, current US$ bn | #45 · 83.27 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 44 |
| Countries with the largest foreign reserves2026-10-29 | #1 · 3,748.74 includes gold, current US$ bn | #19 · 229.49 includes gold, current US$ bn | China by 18 |
| Countries with the highest almond yields2026-11-01 | #7 · 4.6 tonnes per hectare | #1 · 23.76 tonnes per hectare | Israel by 6 |
| Largest economies by GDP (PPP)2026-10-29 | #1 · 41.3k current international $ bn | #49 · 604.5 current international $ bn | China by 48 |
| Biggest exporters of goods and services2026-10-29 | #1 · 4,136.84 BoP, current US$ bn | #37 · 173.99 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 36 |
| Countries with the most rail travel2026-10-28 | #1 · 0.95 million | #44 · 0 million | China by 43 |
| Countries consuming the most coal2026-11-02 | #1 · 25.6k TWh | #42 · 20.87 TWh | China by 41 |
| Largest industrial economies2026-10-29 | #1 · 6,949.42 current US$ bn | #48 · 93.41 current US$ bn | China by 47 |
| Largest manufacturing economies2026-10-29 | #1 · 4,822.73 current US$ bn | #36 · 60.96 current US$ bn | China by 35 |
| Countries investing the most (gross capital formation)2026-10-29 | #1 · 7,582.05 current US$ bn | #27 · 148.71 current US$ bn | China by 26 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from fossil fuels2026-11-02 | #1 · 6,175.28 TWh | #36 · 68.2 TWh | China by 35 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 emissions2026-11-02 | #1 · 10.9k million tonnes | #44 · 88.32 million tonnes | China by 43 |
| Countries with the most electric car sales2026-11-02 | #1 · 13.3k thousand cars | #24 · 90 thousand cars | China by 23 |
| Countries with the most electric cars on the road2026-11-02 | #1 · 44.0k thousand cars | #25 · 310 thousand cars | China by 24 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from solar and wind2026-11-02 | #1 · 2,310.4 TWh | #34 · 13.74 TWh | China by 33 |
| Countries with the highest cotton yields2026-11-02 | #1 · 6.59 tonnes per hectare | #6 · 4.18 tonnes per hectare | China by 5 |
| Countries generating the most electricity2026-11-02 | #1 · 10.6k TWh | #44 · 82.1 TWh | China by 43 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from coal2026-11-02 | #1 · 5,751.56 TWh | #47 · 2.8 TWh | China by 46 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from coal2026-11-02 | #1 · 213.3k million tonnes | #45 · 836.7 million tonnes | China by 44 |
| Countries gaining the most forest area each year2026-10-29 | #1 · 1,611 thousand hectares | #47 · 2 thousand hectares | China by 46 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from coal2026-10-29 | #1 · 8,886.02 million tonnes | #45 · 10.06 million tonnes | China by 44 |
| Countries by net financial account2026-10-28 | #1 · 773.33 BoP, current US$ bn | #19 · 19.2 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 18 |
| Countries by net trade in goods and services2026-10-28 | #1 · 822.44 BoP, current US$ bn | #26 · 16.36 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 25 |
| Countries by portfolio Investment, net2026-10-28 | #1 · 425.58 BoP, current US$ bn | #16 · 17.13 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 15 |
| Countries by current account balance2026-10-28 | #1 · 735.02 BoP, current US$ bn | #24 · 12.35 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 23 |
| Countries with the most installed solar power capacity2026-11-02 | #1 · 1,202.18 GW | #28 · 7.36 GW | China by 27 |
| Countries with the most military personnel2026-11-02 | #1 · 2,035 thousand people | #28 · 170 thousand people | China by 27 |
| Countries generating the most plastic waste2026-11-02 | #1 · 59.1k thousand tonnes | #49 · 826.44 thousand tonnes | China by 48 |
| Countries spending the most on research as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #15 · 2.58 % of GDP | #1 · 6.35 % of GDP | Israel by 14 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from coal2026-11-02 | #1 · 56.22 % of global total | #45 · 0.06 % of global total | China by 44 |
| Countries with the highest sunflower seed yields2026-11-02 | #3 · 3.01 tonnes per hectare | #1 · 3.27 tonnes per hectare | Israel by 2 |
| Countries with the most listed domestic companies2026-11-02 | #1 · 11.1k | #17 · 511 | China by 16 |
| Countries with the largest national income, adjusted for prices2026-11-02 | #1 · 41.0k international $ bn | #50 · 595.97 international $ bn | China by 49 |
| Countries producing the most renewable electricity excluding hydropower2026-11-02 | #1 · 1,105.54 billion kWh | #47 · 5.63 billion kWh | China by 46 |
| Countries with the most people in cities of over 1 million2026-11-02 | #1 · 460.2k thousand people | #50 · 5,768.52 thousand people | China by 49 |
| Countries with the most industrial design applications2026-11-02 | #1 · 803.23 thousand | #42 · 0.5 thousand | China by 41 |
| Countries with the most container port traffic2026-11-02 | #1 · 299.7k thousand TEU | #43 · 3,059.14 thousand TEU | China by 42 |
| Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions2026-11-02 | #1 · 166.5k thousand subscriptions | #40 · 2,559.86 thousand subscriptions | China by 39 |
| Countries with the most patent applications by residents2026-11-02 | #1 · 1,672 thousand | #25 · 1.45 thousand | China by 24 |
| Countries with the most scientific journal articles2026-11-02 | #1 · 932.71 thousand | #35 · 13.84 thousand | China by 34 |
| Countries with the largest consumer spending2026-10-29 | #2 · 10.6k current US$ bn | #25 · 449.08 current US$ bn | China by 23 |
| Largest service economies2026-10-29 | #2 · 11.3k current US$ bn | #26 · 395.04 current US$ bn | China by 24 |
| Countries with the highest banana yields2026-10-29 | #21 · 37.92 tonnes per hectare | #2 · 66.8 tonnes per hectare | Israel by 19 |
| Largest economies by GDP2026-10-28 | #2 · 19.5k US$ bn | #26 · 610.78 US$ bn | China by 24 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport2026-11-02 | #2 · 1,048.38 million tonnes | #44 · 18.36 million tonnes | China by 42 |
| Countries producing the most chicken meat2026-11-02 | #2 · 15.3k thousand tonnes | #36 · 600.07 thousand tonnes | China by 34 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas2026-10-30 | #2 · 889.41 million tonnes | #50 · 20.42 million tonnes | China by 48 |
| Countries by net errors and omissions2026-10-28 | #2 · 38.5k BoP, current US$ million | #25 · 2,120.8 BoP, current US$ million | China by 23 |
| Countries by service imports2026-10-28 | #2 · 622.79 BoP, current US$ bn | #34 · 56.46 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 32 |
| Countries by imports of goods and services2026-10-28 | #2 · 3,314.39 BoP, current US$ bn | #39 · 157.63 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 37 |
| Countries by imports of goods, services and primary income2026-10-28 | #2 · 3,766.62 BoP, current US$ bn | #38 · 191.76 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 36 |
| Countries by goods imports2026-10-28 | #2 · 2,691.6 BoP, current US$ bn | #41 · 101.17 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 39 |
| Countries with the highest military spending2026-11-02 | #2 · 335.02 billion US dollars | #13 · 43.66 billion US dollars | China by 11 |
| Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #2 · 194.31 % of GDP | #33 · 72.47 % of GDP | China by 31 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from gas2026-11-02 | #2 · 11.1 % of global total | #50 · 0.25 % of global total | China by 48 |
| Countries with the highest manufactured share of exports2026-11-02 | #2 · 91.16 % of merchandise exports | #9 · 86.6 % of merchandise exports | China by 7 |
| Countries with the largest commercial service imports2026-11-02 | #2 · 619.6 US$ bn | #34 · 56.17 US$ bn | China by 32 |
| Countries with the largest merchandise imports2026-11-02 | #2 · 2,582.9 US$ bn | #42 · 95.48 US$ bn | China by 40 |
| Countries with the most air freight carried2026-11-02 | #2 · 26.2k million ton-km | #38 · 609.66 million ton-km | China by 36 |
| Countries by foreign direct investment, net outflows2026-10-28 | #3 · 157.2k BoP, current US$ million | #23 · 14.7k BoP, current US$ million | China by 20 |
| Countries by charges for the use of intellectual property, payments2026-10-28 | #3 · 46.6k BoP, current US$ million | #25 · 3,669.2 BoP, current US$ million | China by 22 |
| Countries with the highest groundnut yields2026-11-02 | #12 · 4.04 tonnes per hectare | #3 · 5.63 tonnes per hectare | Israel by 9 |
| Countries generating the most coal electricity per person2026-11-02 | #3 · 4,061.56 kWh per person | #42 · 294.2 kWh per person | China by 39 |
| Countries using the most coal energy per person2026-11-02 | #3 · 18.1k kWh per person | #35 · 2,192.6 kWh per person | China by 32 |
| Countries with the highest private-sector credit as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #3 · 194.31 % of GDP | #39 · 72.47 % of GDP | China by 36 |
| Countries with the highest sorghum yields2026-11-02 | #11 · 4.77 tonnes per hectare | #3 · 14.27 tonnes per hectare | Israel by 8 |
| Countries whose largest city has the most people2026-11-02 | #3 · 30.5k thousand people | #44 · 4,568.53 thousand people | China by 41 |
| Biggest exporters of ICT services2026-10-29 | #4 · 73.6k BoP, current US$ million | #7 · 58.6k BoP, current US$ million | China by 3 |
| Countries with the most bank borrowers per 1,000 adults2026-11-02 | #8 · 662.06 per 1,000 adults | #4 · 917.65 per 1,000 adults | Israel by 4 |
| Countries producing the most potash fertilizer2026-11-02 | #6 · 2,048.36 thousand tonnes | #4 · 2,366.01 thousand tonnes | Israel by 2 |
| Countries producing the most natural gas2026-11-02 | #4 · 2,641.23 TWh | #28 · 259.4 TWh | China by 24 |
| Countries with the highest plug-in hybrid share of car sales2026-11-02 | #4 · 20.32 % | #17 · 8.17 % | China by 13 |
| Countries with the largest share of global services exports2026-11-02 | #4 · 5.71 % | #23 · 1.17 % | China by 19 |
| Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #4 · 227.67 % of GDP | #24 · 103.73 % of GDP | China by 20 |
| Countries attracting the most foreign direct investment2026-10-29 | #5 · 80.0k BoP, current US$ million | #20 · 26.2k BoP, current US$ million | China by 15 |
| Countries by primary income payments2026-10-28 | #5 · 452.23 BoP, current US$ bn | #35 · 34.13 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 30 |
| Countries using the most nitrogen fertilizer per hectare of cropland2026-11-02 | #5 · 192.39 kg per hectare | #43 · 78.69 kg per hectare | China by 38 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person2026-11-02 | #5 · 6.26 tonnes per person | #39 · 1.07 tonnes per person | China by 34 |
| Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports2026-11-02 | #11 · 11.23 months of imports | #5 · 15.83 months of imports | Israel by 6 |
| Countries earning the most from tourism2026-10-28 | #7 · 27.76 US$ bn | #49 · 2.66 US$ bn | China by 42 |
| Biggest service exporters2026-10-29 | #8 · 384.68 BoP, current US$ bn | #26 · 90.72 BoP, current US$ bn | China by 18 |
| Countries with the largest commercial service exports2026-11-02 | #8 · 383.15 US$ bn | #26 · 90.67 US$ bn | China by 18 |
| Countries with the highest electric car sales share2026-11-02 | #8 · 53 % | #23 · 21 % | China by 15 |
| Countries with the most threatened fish species2026-11-02 | #8 · 207 species | #49 · 84 species | China by 41 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from cement per person2026-11-02 | #9 · 0.44 tonnes per person | #38 · 0.2 tonnes per person | China by 29 |
| Countries by net secondary income2026-10-28 | #10 · 22.1k BoP, current US$ million | #34 · 4,216.8 BoP, current US$ million | China by 24 |
| Countries with the highest healthy life expectancy at birth2026-11-02 | #29 · 68.58 years | #10 · 70.76 years | Israel by 19 |
| Countries applying the most potash fertilizer per hectare2026-11-02 | #12 · 69.08 kilograms per hectare | #10 · 89.5 kilograms per hectare | Israel by 2 |
| Countries by secondary income, other sectors, payments2026-10-28 | #11 · 30.2k BoP, current US$ million | #27 · 9,490.7 BoP, current US$ million | China by 16 |
| Most-visited countries by international arrivals2026-10-28 | #11 · 30.4 million | #39 · 4.91 million | China by 28 |
| Countries with the most ATMs per 100,000 adults2026-11-02 | #48 · 67.83 per 100,000 adults | #11 · 133.06 per 100,000 adults | Israel by 37 |
| Countries with the highest freshwater withdrawals2026-11-02 | #43 · 41.59 % of internal resources | #12 · 119.58 % of internal resources | Israel by 31 |
| Countries by personal remittances, paid2026-10-28 | #13 · 14.0k current US$ million | #44 · 1,750.3 current US$ million | China by 31 |
| Countries with the largest share of global plastic waste exports2026-11-02 | #14 · 1.97 % | #27 · 0.75 % | China by 13 |
| Countries with the highest fertilizer use per hectare2026-11-02 | #15 · 393.27 kg per hectare of arable land | #31 · 246.9 kg per hectare of arable land | China by 16 |
| Countries with the highest life expectancy at birth2026-11-02 | #34 · 77.62 years | #16 · 81.74 years | Israel by 18 |
| Countries generating the most fossil fuel electricity per person2026-11-02 | #35 · 4,360.78 kWh per person | #19 · 7,165.99 kWh per person | Israel by 16 |
| Countries with the highest share of people owning a mobile phone2026-11-02 | #19 · 98.4 % | #38 · 97 % | China by 19 |
| Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits2026-11-02 | #19 · 68.55 % | #47 · 45.14 % | China by 28 |
| Countries with the largest stock market value relative to GDP2026-11-02 | #19 · 79.54 % of GDP | #26 · 61.02 % of GDP | China by 7 |
| Countries with the highest electricity use per person2026-11-02 | #24 · 7,037.74 kWh per person | #22 · 7,202.85 kWh per person | Israel by 2 |
| Countries with the highest carbon dioxide emissions per person2026-11-02 | #22 · 9.32 t CO2e per person | #44 · 5.77 t CO2e per person | China by 22 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based CO2 per person2026-11-02 | #36 · 7.63 tonnes per person | #23 · 9.54 tonnes per person | Israel by 13 |
| Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage2026-11-02 | #32 · 97 % | #23 · 98 % | Israel by 9 |
| Countries with the highest share of people with access to electricity2026-11-02 | #23 · 100 % | #50 · 100 % | China by 27 |
| Countries with the highest orange yields2026-11-02 | #37 · 18.91 tonnes per hectare | #24 · 23.41 tonnes per hectare | Israel by 13 |
| Countries using the most fossil fuel energy per person2026-11-02 | #26 · 27.9k kWh per person | #24 · 28.5k kWh per person | Israel by 2 |
| Countries with the highest fossil CO2 emissions per person2026-11-02 | #24 · 9.65 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | #50 · 6.63 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | China by 26 |
| Countries using the most potash fertilizer per person2026-11-02 | #25 · 6.19 kg per person | #45 · 3.6 kg per person | China by 20 |
| Countries with the highest DTP3 vaccination coverage in children2026-11-02 | #34 · 97 % | #27 · 98 % | Israel by 7 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from Alzheimer's and dementias2026-11-02 | #37 · 35.74 per 100,000 people | #31 · 42.48 per 100,000 people | Israel by 6 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality2026-11-02 | #44 · 0.36 index (0-1) | #32 · 0.38 index (0-1) | Israel by 12 |
| Countries with the most immigrants2026-11-02 | #44 · 1,638.72 thousand people | #36 · 2,091.57 thousand people | Israel by 8 |
| Countries with the most international migrants2026-11-02 | #44 · 1,638.72 thousand people | #36 · 2,091.57 thousand people | Israel by 8 |
| Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants2026-11-02 | #41 · 96 % | #45 · 96 % | China by 4 |
| Countries with the highest tomato yields2026-11-02 | #50 · 56.48 tonnes per hectare | #42 · 66.62 tonnes per hectare | Israel by 8 |
History
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Head to head
China vs Israel, explained
China vs Israel, head to head across 116 shared rankings. China ranks higher in 90, Israel ranks higher in 26. On that count China comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Biggest goods exporters, China is #1 with 3,752.16 BoP, current US$ bn and Israel is #45 with 83.27 BoP, current US$ bn (China ahead by 44); in Countries with the largest foreign reserves, China is #1 with 3,748.74 includes gold, current US$ bn and Israel is #19 with 229.49 includes gold, current US$ bn (China ahead by 18); in Countries with the highest almond yields, China is #7 with 4.6 tonnes per hectare and Israel is #1 with 23.76 tonnes per hectare (Israel ahead by 6); in Largest economies by GDP (PPP), China is #1 with 41.3k current international $ bn and Israel is #49 with 604.5 current international $ bn (China ahead by 48); in Biggest exporters of goods and services, China is #1 with 4,136.84 BoP, current US$ bn and Israel is #37 with 173.99 BoP, current US$ bn (China ahead by 36); in Countries with the most rail travel, China is #1 with 0.95 million and Israel is #44 with 0 million (China ahead by 43).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, China or Israel?
- China ranks higher in more shared rankings (90 of 116). In Biggest goods exporters, China is #1 and Israel is #45.
- In how many rankings do China and Israel both appear?
- 116 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.