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China vs South Australia Geography
Land area
- China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while South Australia has 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²).
- China's land area is 9.5 times (847%) larger than South Australia's.
Total area
- China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs South Australia: 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 9.7 times (875%) larger than South Australia's.
Length
- China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; South Australia is 1,078 miles (1,735 km).
- China's north-south length is 2.4 times (137%) longer than South Australia's.
Width
- China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; South Australia spans 825 miles (1,328 km).
- China's east-west width is 3.7 times (268%) wider than South Australia's.
Highest point
- China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); South Australia's is Mount Woodroffe at 4,708 feet (1,435 m).
- Mount Everest is 24,324 feet higher than Mount Woodroffe.
Lowest point
- China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; South Australia's is Lake Eyre at -49 feet.
- China's lowest point is 456 feet lower.
China vs South Australia Population and History
Population
- China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while South Australia has 1,908,182 (2025).
- China's population is 736.2 times larger than South Australia's.
Population density
- China: 390.1 people per square mile vs South Australia: 5.0.
- China's population density is 78.0 times higher than South Australia's.
Largest metro area
- China's largest metropolitan area is Shanghai (29,558,908 people) vs South Australia's Greater Adelaide (1,491,015).
- Shanghai's population is 19.8 times larger than Greater Adelaide's.
History
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- South Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1836.
- In its current form, South Australia is the older of the two by 48 years.
China vs South Australia Economy
GDP
- China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs South Australia's $100.2 billion.
- China's economic output is 194.6 times larger than South Australia's.
GDP per capita
- China: $13,862 per person vs South Australia: $52,511.
- South Australia's GDP per capita is 3.8 times (279%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
China official website · South Australia official website
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