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Highest Peak

metres
China
8,849 m Mount Everest (shared with Nepal)
USA
6,190 m Denali (highest in North America)
's summit stands 2,659 m above 's

Average Elevation

metres
China
avg sea level
1,840 m above sea level
USA
avg sea level
760 m above sea level
On average, 's land sits 1,080 m higher than 's

Lowest Point

metres vs sea level
China
sea level
-154 m Turpan Depression
USA
sea level
-86 m Death Valley

Hottest Ever Recorded

Β°C
USA
56.7 Β°C Death Valley, 1913 (world record)
China
No verified record

Coldest Ever Recorded

Β°C
USA
-62.2 Β°C Prospect Creek, Alaska, 1971
China
-53.0 Β°C Mohe, 2023
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average elevation China
lowest point China
record cold USA
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China vs USA β€” Mountains & Extremes

Every figure here comes from the same public datasets behind the full comparison β€” World Bank, IMF, UN and national statistics offices.

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