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Nebraska vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Nebraska's land area is 575.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nebraska's total area is 104.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Nebraska's north-south length is 10.6 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Nebraska's east-west width is 8.9 times (792%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Panorama Point is 3,873 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Nebraska's population is 23.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 24.9 times higher than Nebraska's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 50 years.
Official Websites
Nebraska 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.