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Missouri vs China Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 52.4 times larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 53.2 times larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 7.8 times (678%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 7.0 times (596%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 27,261 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 735 feet lower.
Missouri vs China Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 224.9 times larger than Missouri's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 4.3 times (330%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 48.2 times larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 10.5 times larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 128 years.
Missouri vs China Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 43.5 times larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 5.2 times (418%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri's average income is 4.6 times (356%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
Missouri official website · China official website
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