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Maryland vs China Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 370.8 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 298.7 times larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 11.0 times longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 12.5 times wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 25,670 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland'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.
Maryland vs China Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 224.3 times larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- Maryland's population density is 1.7 times (65%) higher than China's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 43.8 times larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 4.6 times (359%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 161 years.
Maryland vs China Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 35.7 times larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 6.3 times (529%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 5.6 times (457%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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