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Kansas vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- United Kingdom's land area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United Kingdom's total area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- United Kingdom's north-south length is 3.6 times (261%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- United Kingdom's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 373 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 689 feet lower.
Kansas vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- United Kingdom's population is 23.4 times larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 20.5 times higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; United Kingdom's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 22.0 times larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 4.6 times (362%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- In its current form, United Kingdom is the older of the two by 60 years.
Kansas vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 17.4 times larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (35%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs United Kingdom: $54,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
Kansas official website · United Kingdom official website
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