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South Carolina vs England Geography
Land area
- South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- England's land area is 1.7 times (67%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- England's north-south length is 1.8 times (78%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- South Carolina 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 South Carolina's.
Highest point
- South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 288 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- South Carolina'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.
South Carolina vs England Population and History
Population
- South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 10.3 times larger than South Carolina's.
Population density
- South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 6.2 times (517%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest city
- South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 56.0 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th 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.
South Carolina vs England Economy
GDP
- South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 6.3 times (530%) larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs England: $39,801.
- South Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (64%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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