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Utah vs China Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 43.6 times larger than Utah's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 43.6 times larger than Utah's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 5.9 times (485%) longer than Utah's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 11.3 times wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 15,520 feet higher than Kings Peak.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 2,685 feet lower.
Utah vs China Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 401.0 times larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 9.2 times (820%) higher than Utah's.
Biggest city
- Utah's biggest city is Salt Lake City with 217,783 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 114.2 times larger than Salt Lake City's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 22.7 times larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Utah is the older of the two by 53 years.
Utah vs China Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 65.1 times larger than Utah's.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 6.2 times (517%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Utah: $67,333 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 4.7 times (373%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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