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Louisiana vs China Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 83.3 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 70.7 times larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 8.5 times (748%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 8.5 times (754%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 28,499 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 497 feet lower.
Louisiana vs China Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 305.6 times larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 3.7 times (267%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 68.6 times larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 30.6 times larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 137 years.
Louisiana vs China Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 59.2 times larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Louisiana's GDP per capita is 5.2 times (416%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Louisiana's average income is 4.3 times (335%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
Louisiana official website · China official website
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