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China vs Yukon Geography
Land area: China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). China's land area is 19.7 times larger than Yukon's.
Total area: China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 19.9 times larger than Yukon's.
Length: China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). China's north-south length is 3.8 times (281%) longer than Yukon's.
Width: China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). China's east-west width is 3.7 times (266%) wider than Yukon's.
Highest point: China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Everest is 9,481 feet higher than Mount Logan.
Lowest point: China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
China vs Yukon Population and History
Population: China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). China's population is 29,517.6 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: China: 390.1 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. China's population density is 1,300.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: China's biggest city is Shanghai with 24,870,895 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Shanghai's population is 881.9 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: China's largest metropolitan area is Shanghai (29,558,908 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Shanghai's population is 926.2 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Yukon is the older of the two by 51 years.
China vs Yukon Economy
GDP: China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. China's economic output is 6,093.1 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: China: $13,862 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Yukon's GDP per capita is 4.8 times (381%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
China official website · Yukon official website
More Size Comparisons
All China size comparisons · All Yukon size comparisons
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.