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Florida vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Florida's land area is 6.7 times (569%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Florida's total area is 8.9 times (790%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Florida's north-south length is 3.2 times (216%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Florida's east-west width is 4.9 times (393%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 3,216 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Florida's population is 7.5 times (653%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Florida's population density is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Wales'.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Jacksonville's population is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th 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 309 years.
Florida vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 19.3 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (158%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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