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United States vs Nebraska Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Nebraska has 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²). United States' land area is 46.0 times larger than Nebraska's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 49.2 times larger than Nebraska's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km). United States' north-south length is 7.3 times (630%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km). United States' east-west width is 10.4 times wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Nebraska's is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m). Denali is 14,880 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Nebraska's is Missouri River at 840 feet. United States's lowest point is 1,119 feet lower.
United States vs Nebraska Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Nebraska has 2,005,465 (2024). United States' population is 169.6 times larger than Nebraska's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Nebraska: 26.1. United States' population density is 3.7 times (269%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Nebraska's is Omaha with 489,265. New York's population is 17.3 times larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Nebraska's Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 19.9 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 91 years.
United States vs Nebraska Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Nebraska's $189.2 billion. United States' economic output is 162.6 times larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Nebraska: $94,363. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than United States'.
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.