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Massachusetts vs England Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²). England's land area is 6.4 times (545%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water. England's total area is 4.8 times (377%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km). England's north-south length is 3.4 times (242%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km). England's east-west width is 1.9 times (94%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m). Mount Greylock is 280 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point: Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet. England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Massachusetts vs England Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022). England's population is 7.9 times (692%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0. England's population density is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Massachusetts'.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; England's is London with 8,825,001. London's population is 13.1 times larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs England's London (10,416,420). London's population is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th 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 861 years.
Massachusetts vs England Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion. England's economic output is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs England: $39,801. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.7 times (174%) 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.