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China vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). China's land area is 4.8 times (382%) larger than Nunavut's.
Total area: China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 4.6 times (358%) larger than Nunavut's.
Length: China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). China's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than Nunavut's.
Width: China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). China's east-west width is 2.3 times (129%) wider than Nunavut's.
Highest point: China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Mount Everest is 20,449 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point: China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
China vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). China's population is 33,926.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: China: 390.1 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. China's population density is 3,901.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: China's biggest city is Shanghai with 24,870,895 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Shanghai's population is 3,347.8 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, China is the older of the two by 50 years.
China vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. China's economic output is 4,755.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: China: $13,862 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 7.2 times (621%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
China official website · Nunavut official website
More Size Comparisons
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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.