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United States vs Asia Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Asia has 17,212,048 square miles (44,579,000 km²). Asia's land area is 4.9 times (387%) larger than United States'.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Asia is 6,585 miles (10,598 km). Asia's north-south length is 1.8 times (82%) longer than United States'.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Asia spans 5,054 miles (8,134 km). Asia's east-west width is 1.0 times (5%) wider than United States'.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Asia's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 8,724 feet higher than Denali.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Asia's is Dead Sea shore at -1,411 feet. Asia's lowest point is 1,132 feet lower.
United States vs Asia Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Asia has 4,835,000,000 (2025 UN estimate). Asia's population is 14.2 times larger than United States'.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Asia: 280.9. Asia's population density is 2.9 times (192%) higher than United States'.
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.