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Arkansas vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- United Kingdom's land area is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United Kingdom's total area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- United Kingdom's north-south length is 3.1 times (207%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- United Kingdom's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 1,661 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 65 feet lower.
Arkansas vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- United Kingdom's population is 22.5 times larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 12.5 times higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; United Kingdom's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 43.1 times larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 7.8 times (678%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th 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, United Kingdom is the older of the two by 35 years.
Arkansas vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 21.3 times larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- Arkansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs United Kingdom: $54,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arkansas' average income is 1.1 times (9%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
Arkansas official website · United Kingdom official website
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