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Ohio vs China Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 88.1 times larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 82.7 times larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 8.8 times (777%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 9.6 times (859%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 27,485 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 960 feet lower.
Ohio vs China Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 118.2 times larger than Ohio's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 26.6 times larger than Columbus'.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 12.8 times larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 146 years.
Ohio vs China Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 21.1 times larger than Ohio's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 5.6 times (460%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ohio's average income is 4.5 times (353%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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