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Idaho vs England Geography
Land area: Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²). Idaho's land area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than England's.
Total area: Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water. Idaho's total area is 1.7 times (66%) larger than England's.
Length: Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km). Idaho's north-south length is 1.1 times (15%) longer than England's.
Width: Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km). Idaho and England have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m). Borah Peak is 9,422 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point: Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet. England's lowest point is 728 feet lower.
Idaho vs England Population and History
Population: Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022). England's population is 28.2 times larger than Idaho's.
Population density: Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0. England's population density is 46.4 times higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city: Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; England's is London with 8,825,001. London's population is 37.1 times larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area: Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs England's London (10,416,420). London's population is 12.3 times larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History: Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd 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 963 years.
Idaho vs England Economy
GDP: Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion. England's economic output is 17.4 times larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita: Idaho: $64,457 per person vs England: $39,801. Idaho's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (62%) 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.