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Wisconsin vs China Geography
Land area: Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²). China's land area is 66.5 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area: Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 56.6 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Length: Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km). China's north-south length is 6.9 times (593%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width: Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km). China's east-west width is 9.4 times (841%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point: Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 27,086 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet. China's lowest point is 1,082 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs China Population and History
Population: Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025). China's population is 235.7 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density: Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs China: 390.1. China's population density is 3.5 times (255%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city: Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895. Shanghai's population is 44.1 times larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area: Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908). Shanghai's population is 7.9 times (687%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 101 years.
Wisconsin vs China Economy
GDP: Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion. China's economic output is 43.0 times larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita: Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs China: $13,862. Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 5.5 times (449%) higher than China's.
Average income: Wisconsin: $67,755 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income). Wisconsin's average income is 4.8 times (376%) 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.