Kentucky is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas the People’s Republic of China is a country located in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kentucky and China regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kentucky bigger than China?
The total area of Kentucky is 40,408 sq mi, and the total area of China is 3,705,407 sq mi. Kentucky is smaller than China by 3,664,999 sq mi. Kentucky is around 91.70 times smaller than China.
Area of Kentucky: 40,408 sq mi ( 104,656 km2 )
Area of China: 3,705,407 sq mi ( 9,596,961 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kentucky as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 4,509,394.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of China as of 2020, was estimated to be around 1,410,929,360.
Here is some more data comparison between Kentucky and China.
The capital city of Kentucky is Frankfort, and the capital city of China is Beijing.
Official Languages
Kentucky: English
China: Chinese
Demonym(s)
Kentucky: Kentuckian
China: Chinese
ISO 3166 Code
Kentucky: US-KY
China: CN
Human Development Index
HDI of Kentucky as of 2019: 0.890
HDI of China as of 2019: 0.761
Kentucky Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
China Time Zone:
UTC + 8 (China Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kentucky:
37° 32′ 4.92″ N, 85° 18′ 7.56″ W
Coordinates of China:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 103° 0′ 0″ E
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