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Arkansas vs China Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²). China's land area is 69.3 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 69.7 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km). China's north-south length is 10.5 times longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km). China's east-west width is 10.9 times wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 26,280 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet. China's lowest point is 560 feet lower.
Arkansas vs China Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025). China's population is 454.9 times larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs China: 390.1. China's population density is 6.6 times (557%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895. Shanghai's population is 121.5 times larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area: Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908). Shanghai's population is 22.1 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 113 years.
Arkansas vs China Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion. China's economic output is 103.5 times larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs China: $13,862. Arkansas' GDP per capita is 4.4 times (340%) higher than China's.
Average income: Arkansas: $59,320 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income). Arkansas' average income is 4.2 times (317%) 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.