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Nebraska vs China Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²). China's land area is 46.9 times larger than Nebraska's.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 47.9 times larger than Nebraska's.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km). China's north-south length is 5.1 times (413%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km). China's east-west width is 6.6 times (555%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 23,604 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet. China's lowest point is 1,345 feet lower.
Nebraska vs China Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025). China's population is 700.5 times larger than Nebraska's.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs China: 390.1. China's population density is 14.9 times higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895. Shanghai's population is 50.8 times larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area: Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908). Shanghai's population is 29.5 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 82 years.
Nebraska vs China Economy
GDP: Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion. China's economic output is 103.1 times larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita: Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs China: $13,862. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 6.8 times (581%) higher than China's.
Average income: Nebraska: $72,701 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income). Nebraska's average income is 5.1 times (411%) 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.