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Pennsylvania vs China Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 80.5 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 80.5 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 9.0 times (798%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 9.9 times (890%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 25,822 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs China Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 107.4 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 15.8 times larger than Philadelphia's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 4.7 times (367%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 162 years.
Pennsylvania vs China Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 19.3 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 5.6 times (456%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Pennsylvania: $70,678 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania's average income is 5.0 times (397%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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