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Indiana vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Indiana's land area is 268.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Indiana's total area is 49.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Indiana's north-south length is 5.9 times (487%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Indiana's east-west width is 3.7 times (271%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Crown Mountain is 300 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point: Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Indiana's population is 79.5 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 3.4 times (236%) higher than Indiana's.
History: Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 101 years.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.