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Kentucky vs England Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- England's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- England's north-south length is 1.6 times (64%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than England's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Black Mountain is 925 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 280 feet lower.
Kentucky vs England Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 12.3 times larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 9.7 times (867%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 13.8 times larger than Louisville's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 4.5 times (352%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 865 years.
Kentucky vs England Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 7.6 times (662%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs England: $39,801.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (62%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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