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Vermont vs China Geography
Land area: Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²). China's land area is 390.7 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 385.4 times larger than Vermont's.
Length: Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km). China's north-south length is 15.5 times longer than Vermont's.
Width: Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km). China's east-west width is 26.9 times wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 24,648 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet. China's lowest point is 600 feet lower.
Vermont vs China Population and History
Population: Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025). China's population is 2,166.4 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs China: 390.1. China's population density is 5.5 times (454%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895. Shanghai's population is 559.8 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908). Shanghai's population is 128.8 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 158 years.
Vermont vs China Economy
GDP: Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion. China's economic output is 421.1 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Vermont: $71,359 per person vs China: $13,862. Vermont's GDP per capita is 5.1 times (415%) higher than China's.
Average income: Vermont: $71,287 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income). Vermont's average income is 5.0 times (401%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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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.