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England vs Wales Geography
Land area
- England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- England's land area is 6.3 times (527%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 6.3 times (527%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- England's north-south length is 2.8 times (183%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- England's east-west width is 3.2 times (223%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 351 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
England vs Wales Population and History
Population
- England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- England's population is 18.2 times larger than Wales'.
Population density
- England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- England's population density is 2.9 times (190%) higher than Wales'.
Biggest city
- England's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- London's population is 23.7 times larger than Cardiff's.
History
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 609 years.
England vs Wales Economy
GDP
- England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- England's economic output is 25.1 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- England: $39,801 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- England's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
England official website · Wales official website
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