The US has the second most and has 1/4th the population. We're barely behind them in solar watt per capita.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_by_country#Global_...

Many countries on that list dwarf China in a solar watts per capita, so are they winning this hypothetical race then?

But sure, them adding that alongside all of their new coal plants is nice. Also, they waste the most solar energy of any country.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/china-leads-wave-cle...