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United States vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). United States' land area is 26,449.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 5,156.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). United States' north-south length is 77.2 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). United States' east-west width is 92.8 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Denali is 18,753 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). United States' population is 3,902.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 6.8 times (575%) higher than United States'.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 141 years.
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.