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United States vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²). United States' land area is 394.6 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 406.7 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km). United States' north-south length is 20.2 times longer than New Hampshire's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km). United States' east-west width is 50.8 times wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m). Denali is 14,031 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024). United States' population is 241.4 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4. New Hampshire's population density is 1.6 times (63%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386. New York's population is 72.8 times larger than Manchester'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 New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 4.0 times (297%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 12 years.
United States vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion. United States' economic output is 257.9 times larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694. United States' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than New Hampshire'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.