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California vs Asia Geography
Land area: California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Asia has 17,212,048 square miles (44,579,000 km²). Asia's land area is 110.4 times larger than California's.
Length: California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Asia is 6,585 miles (10,598 km). Asia's north-south length is 8.7 times (765%) longer than California's.
Width: California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Asia spans 5,054 miles (8,134 km). Asia's east-west width is 7.2 times (616%) wider than California's.
Highest point: California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Asia's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 14,548 feet higher than Mount Whitney.
Lowest point: California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Asia's is Dead Sea shore at -1,411 feet. Asia's lowest point is 1,132 feet lower.
California vs Asia Population and History
Population: California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Asia has 4,835,000,000 (2025 UN estimate). Asia's population is 122.6 times larger than California's.
Population density: California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Asia: 280.9. Asia's population density is 1.1 times (11%) higher than California's.
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