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Colorado vs England Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 2.1 times (106%) larger than England's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 2.1 times (107%) larger than England's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.1 times (11%) longer than England's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.1 times (8%) wider than England's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Mount Elbert is 11,213 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 3,336 feet lower.
Colorado vs England Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 9.5 times (849%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 19.5 times higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 12.1 times larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 3.4 times (241%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 949 years.
Colorado vs England Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs England: $39,801.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (135%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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