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Connecticut vs China Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 743.6 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 668.4 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 34.9 times longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 29.2 times wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 26,656 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
Connecticut vs China Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 382.3 times larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- Connecticut's population density is 1.9 times (95%) higher than China's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 164.1 times larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 25.3 times larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 161 years.
Connecticut vs China Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 54.6 times larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 7.0 times (600%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 6.7 times (568%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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