China is approximately 9,596,960 sq km, while Malta is approximately 316 sq km, making Malta 0.0% the size of China. Meanwhile, the population of China is ~1.4 billion people (1.4 billion fewer people live in Malta).
This to-scale map shows a size comparison of China compared to Malta. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of Malta vs. China using our country comparison tool.