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New York vs China Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²). China's land area is 76.4 times larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 67.9 times larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km). China's north-south length is 8.2 times (718%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km). China's east-west width is 7.3 times (633%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 23,697 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point: New York'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 York vs China Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025). China's population is 70.7 times larger than New York's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs China: 390.1. New York's population density is 1.1 times (8%) higher than China's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895. Shanghai's population is 2.9 times (193%) larger than New York's.
Largest metro area: New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908). Shanghai's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 161 years.
New York vs China Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion. China's economic output is 8.4 times (740%) larger than New York's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs China: $13,862. New York's GDP per capita is 8.4 times (743%) higher than China's.
Average income: New York: $85,552 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income). New York's average income is 6.0 times (501%) 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.