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British Columbia vs China Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 10.1 times larger than British Columbia's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 10.2 times larger than British Columbia's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 2.5 times (151%) longer than British Columbia's.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 2.4 times (144%) wider than British Columbia's.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 13,733 feet higher than Mount Fairweather.
Lowest point
- British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
British Columbia vs China Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 248.3 times larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 24.7 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 37.6 times larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 11.2 times larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 78 years.
British Columbia vs China Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 62.2 times larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs China: $13,862.
- British Columbia's GDP per capita is 4.0 times (299%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
British Columbia official website · China official website
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