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Arkansas vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 6.5 times (548%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 6.6 times (563%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Arkansas' north-south length is 1.6 times (63%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 2.5 times (151%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 808 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Arkansas and Wales have about the same population.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 6.5 times (552%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Little Rock's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th 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 300 years.
Arkansas vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Arkansas' GDP per capita is 2.1 times (113%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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