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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
Colorado official website · Wales official website
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