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Iowa vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Iowa's land area is 418.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Iowa's total area is 76.3 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Iowa's north-south length is 4.6 times (360%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Iowa's east-west width is 6.4 times (544%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Hawkeye Point is 114 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Iowa's population is 37.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 11.2 times higher than Iowa's.
History: Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 71 years.
Official Websites
Iowa official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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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.