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Oklahoma vs China Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 52.5 times larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 53.0 times larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 4.8 times (379%) longer than Oklahoma's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 6.2 times (520%) wider than Oklahoma's.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 24,052 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 794 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs China Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 343.0 times larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 6.5 times (553%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 34.9 times larger than Oklahoma City's.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 19.7 times larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Oklahoma is the older of the two by 42 years.
Oklahoma vs China Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 73.9 times larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Oklahoma's GDP per capita is 4.6 times (364%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Oklahoma: $63,708 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Oklahoma's average income is 4.5 times (348%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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