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Colorado vs China Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²). China's land area is 34.7 times larger than Colorado's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 35.6 times larger than Colorado's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km). China's north-south length is 5.5 times (446%) longer than Colorado's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km). China's east-west width is 7.9 times (686%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 14,610 feet higher than Mount Elbert.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet. China's lowest point is 3,831 feet lower.
Colorado vs China Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025). China's population is 235.8 times larger than Colorado's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs China: 390.1. China's population density is 6.8 times (578%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city: Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895. Shanghai's population is 34.1 times larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908). Shanghai's population is 9.7 times (868%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 73 years.
Colorado vs China Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion. China's economic output is 35.0 times larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs China: $13,862. Colorado's GDP per capita is 6.8 times (575%) higher than China's.
Average income: Colorado: $83,055 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income). Colorado's average income is 5.8 times (484%) higher than China's.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.