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Arkansas vs England Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²). Arkansas and England have about the same land area.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water. Arkansas' total area is 1.1 times (6%) larger than England's.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km). England's north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km). England's east-west width is 1.3 times (28%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m). Scafell Pike is 457 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet. England's lowest point is 65 feet lower.
Arkansas vs England Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022). England's population is 18.3 times larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0. England's population density is 18.9 times higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; England's is London with 8,825,001. London's population is 43.1 times larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area: Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs England's London (10,416,420). London's population is 7.8 times (678%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927. In its current form, England is the older of the two by 909 years.
Arkansas vs England Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion. England's economic output is 11.9 times larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs England: $39,801. Arkansas' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.