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Tennessee vs China Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 87.4 times larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 88.0 times larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 13.4 times longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 6.1 times (512%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 22,408 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 683 feet lower.
Tennessee vs China Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 194.4 times larger than Tennessee's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 2.2 times (123%) higher than Tennessee's.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 35.3 times larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 13.7 times larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 153 years.
Tennessee vs China Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 34.7 times larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 5.6 times (460%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Tennessee: $66,504 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Tennessee's average income is 4.7 times (367%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
Tennessee official website · China official website
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