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United States vs Nevada Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Nevada has 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²). United States' land area is 32.2 times larger than Nevada's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 34.4 times larger than Nevada's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Nevada is 484 miles (780 km). United States' north-south length is 7.5 times (650%) longer than Nevada's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km). United States' east-west width is 10.3 times wider than Nevada's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Nevada's is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m). Denali is 7,193 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Nevada's is Colorado River at 481 feet. United States's lowest point is 760 feet lower.
United States vs Nevada Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Nevada has 3,267,467 (2024). United States' population is 104.1 times larger than Nevada's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Nevada: 29.7. United States' population density is 3.2 times (224%) higher than Nevada's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Nevada's is Las Vegas with 678,922. New York's population is 12.5 times larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 8.3 times (731%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 88 years.
United States vs Nevada Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Nevada's $269.0 billion. United States' economic output is 114.4 times larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Nevada: $82,330. United States' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Nevada's.
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.