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Colorado vs Wales Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²). Colorado's land area is 12.9 times larger than Wales'.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water. Colorado's total area is 13.0 times larger than Wales'.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km). Colorado's north-south length is 3.1 times (213%) longer than Wales'.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km). Colorado's east-west width is 3.5 times (249%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m). Mount Elbert is 10,862 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Wales's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Wales Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022). Colorado's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Wales'.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0. Wales' population density is 6.7 times (573%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city: Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089. Denver's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Cardiff's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th 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 340 years.
Colorado vs Wales Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion. Colorado's economic output is 6.2 times (523%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Wales: $28,606. Colorado's GDP per capita is 3.3 times (227%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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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.