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Hawaii vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Hawaii's land area is 48.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Hawaii's total area is 14.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Hawaii's north-south length is 7.1 times (609%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Hawaii's east-west width is 7.4 times (642%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Mauna Kea is 12,240 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Hawaii's population is 16.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 2.9 times (189%) higher than Hawaii's.
History: Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, US Virgin Islands is the older of the two by 42 years.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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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.