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New Hampshire vs China Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 402.2 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 396.3 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 14.2 times longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 32.0 times wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 22,755 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire'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.
New Hampshire vs China Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 997.1 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 2.5 times (148%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 213.7 times larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire'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
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 161 years.
New Hampshire vs China Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 163.4 times larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs China: $13,862.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 6.1 times (511%) higher than China's.
Average income
- New Hampshire: $83,192 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 5.8 times (485%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
New Hampshire official website · China official website
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