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Hawaii vs China Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 560.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 337.8 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 7.7 times (666%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 7.9 times (688%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 15,237 feet higher than Mauna Kea.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
Hawaii vs China Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 971.5 times larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 72.1 times larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 29.6 times larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, China is the older of the two by 10 years.
Hawaii vs China Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 165.8 times larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 5.9 times (487%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 5.0 times (399%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · China official website
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