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Rhode Island vs China Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 3,482.6 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 2,398.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 41.8 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 72.4 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 28,221 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
Rhode Island vs China Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 1,263.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- Rhode Island's population density is 2.8 times (176%) higher than China's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 127.7 times larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 17.4 times larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 159 years.
Rhode Island vs China Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 242.5 times larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 5.2 times (421%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Rhode Island: $70,622 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 5.0 times (396%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
Rhode Island official website · China official website
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