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Delaware vs China Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 1,847.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 1,488.8 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 26.0 times longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 31.7 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 28,582 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
Delaware vs China Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 1,335.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- Delaware's population density is 1.4 times (38%) higher than China's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 339.9 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area
- Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 4.7 times (367%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 162 years.
Delaware vs China Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 175.7 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 7.6 times (661%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Delaware: $68,061 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Delaware's average income is 4.8 times (378%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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