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Iowa vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Iowa's land area is 7.0 times (596%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Iowa's total area is 7.0 times (601%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Iowa's north-south length is 1.4 times (45%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Iowa's east-west width is 3.0 times (202%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 1,891 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Iowa and Wales have about the same population.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 6.7 times (567%) higher than Iowa's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Des Moines'.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th 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 310 years.
Iowa vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Iowa's economic output is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 2.9 times (187%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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