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Arizona vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 14.2 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 14.2 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 2.9 times (188%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 4.1 times (307%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 9,060 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Arizona's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 5.8 times (480%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Phoenix's population is 4.5 times (350%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 376 years.
Arizona vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 6.4 times (537%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (163%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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