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North Carolina vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- United Kingdom's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United Kingdom's total area is 1.7 times (75%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- United Kingdom's north-south length is 2.9 times (190%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than United Kingdom's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 2,261 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
North Carolina vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- United Kingdom's population is 6.3 times (529%) larger than North Carolina's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 3.3 times (227%) higher than North Carolina's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; United Kingdom's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 9.4 times (835%) larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th 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, North Carolina is the older of the two by 12 years.
North Carolina vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 4.7 times (374%) larger than North Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Average income
- North Carolina: $65,634 vs United Kingdom: $54,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 1.2 times (20%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
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