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Kansas vs China Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 44.0 times larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 45.0 times larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 12.3 times longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 7.6 times (658%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 24,992 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 1,184 feet lower.
Kansas vs China Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 472.9 times larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 10.7 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 62.0 times larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 13.1 times larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 88 years.
Kansas vs China Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 84.6 times larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 5.6 times (460%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 4.6 times (363%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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