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Connecticut vs England Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- England's land area is 10.4 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 9.1 times (807%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- England's north-south length is 5.8 times (477%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- England's east-west width is 3.4 times (244%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Scafell Pike is 833 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Connecticut vs England Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 15.4 times larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Connecticut's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 58.2 times larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 8.9 times (791%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th 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 861 years.
Connecticut vs England Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 6.3 times (530%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs England: $39,801.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (144%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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