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Wyoming vs China Geography
Land area
- Wyoming has a land area of 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 37.1 times larger than Wyoming's.
Total area
- Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 37.9 times larger than Wyoming's.
Length
- Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 7.9 times (687%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 7.4 times (641%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Wyoming's highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 15,244 feet higher than Gannett Peak.
Lowest point
- Wyoming's lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 3,613 feet lower.
Wyoming vs China Population and History
Population
- Wyoming has a population of 587,618 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 2,390.8 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Wyoming: 6.1 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 64.0 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Wyoming's biggest city is Cheyenne with 65,704 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 378.5 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area
- Wyoming's largest metropolitan area is Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 290.4 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 59 years.
Wyoming vs China Economy
GDP
- Wyoming's GDP is $51.5 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 378.6 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Wyoming: $87,639 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 6.3 times (532%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Wyoming: $86,477 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wyoming's average income is 6.1 times (508%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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