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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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