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United States vs Connecticut Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Connecticut has 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²). United States' land area is 729.7 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 686.0 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km). United States' north-south length is 49.7 times longer than Connecticut's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km). United States' east-west width is 46.4 times wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Connecticut's is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m). Denali is 17,932 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Connecticut's is Long Island Sound at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Connecticut Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Connecticut has 3,675,069 (2024). United States' population is 92.5 times larger than Connecticut's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Connecticut: 758.9. Connecticut's population density is 7.9 times (688%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Connecticut's is Bridgeport with 151,599. New York's population is 55.9 times larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Connecticut's Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 17.1 times larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 12 years.
United States vs Connecticut Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Connecticut's $356.8 billion. United States' economic output is 86.2 times larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Connecticut: $97,096. Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than United States'.
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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.