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Delaware vs England Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- England's land area is 25.8 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 20.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- England's north-south length is 4.3 times (330%) longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- England's east-west width is 3.7 times (273%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Scafell Pike is 2,759 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Delaware vs England Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 53.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 2.1 times (108%) higher than Delaware's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 120.6 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area
- Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st 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 860 years.
Delaware vs England Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 20.3 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs England: $39,801.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.7 times (165%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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