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United States vs Washington Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Washington has 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²). United States' land area is 53.2 times larger than Washington's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 53.3 times larger than Washington's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Washington is 238 miles (383 km). United States' north-south length is 15.2 times longer than Washington's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Washington spans 399 miles (641 km). United States' east-west width is 12.1 times wider than Washington's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Washington's is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m). Denali is 5,899 feet higher than Mount Rainier.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Washington's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Washington Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Washington has 7,958,180 (2024). United States' population is 42.7 times larger than Washington's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Washington: 119.8. Washington's population density is 1.2 times (24%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Washington's is Seattle with 780,995. New York's population is 10.9 times larger than Seattle'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 Washington's Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 113 years.
United States vs Washington Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Washington's $856.0 billion. United States' economic output is 35.9 times larger than Washington's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Washington: $107,564. Washington's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than United States'.
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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.