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Massachusetts vs China Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²). China's land area is 461.6 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 351.1 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km). China's north-south length is 20.7 times longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km). China's east-west width is 16.4 times wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 25,543 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs China Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025). China's population is 196.9 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs China: 390.1. Massachusetts' population density is 2.3 times (135%) higher than China's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895. Shanghai's population is 36.9 times larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908). Shanghai's population is 5.9 times (488%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 161 years.
Massachusetts vs China Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion. China's economic output is 25.0 times larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs China: $13,862. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 7.9 times (687%) higher than China's.
Average income: Massachusetts: $93,607 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income). Massachusetts' average income is 6.6 times (558%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.