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Virginia vs China Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 91.2 times larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 86.6 times larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 11.4 times longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 6.5 times (552%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 23,303 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
Virginia vs China Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 159.4 times larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 1.7 times (75%) higher than Virginia's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 54.7 times larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 4.6 times (359%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 161 years.
Virginia vs China Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 25.6 times larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 6.2 times (524%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Virginia: $77,351 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Virginia's average income is 5.4 times (444%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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