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United States vs China Geography
Land area
- United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- United States and China have about the same land area.
Total area
- United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United States and China have about the same total area.
Length
- United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- United States' north-south length is 1.4 times (42%) longer than China's.
Width
- United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- United States' east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than China's.
Highest point
- United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 8,724 feet higher than Denali.
Lowest point
- United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 226 feet lower.
United States vs China Population and History
Population
- United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 4.1 times (313%) larger than United States'.
Population density
- United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 4.1 times (305%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city
- United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 2.9 times (193%) larger than New York's.
Largest metro area
- United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's.
History
- United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 173 years.
United States vs China Economy
GDP
- United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- United States' economic output is 1.6 times (58%) larger than China's.
GDP per capita
- United States: $89,599 per person vs China: $13,862.
- United States' GDP per capita is 6.5 times (546%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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