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North Dakota vs China Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 52.2 times larger than North Dakota's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 52.4 times larger than North Dakota's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 7.5 times (655%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 7.5 times (645%) wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 25,532 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 1,259 feet lower.
North Dakota vs China Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 1,763.7 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 33.9 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 182.5 times larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 110.4 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, North Dakota is the older of the two by 60 years.
North Dakota vs China Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 243.4 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs China: $13,862.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 7.3 times (625%) higher than China's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 5.0 times (404%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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