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Maine vs England Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- England's land area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- England's north-south length is 1.4 times (35%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- England's east-west width is 1.8 times (76%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 2,044 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Maine vs England Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 40.2 times larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 24.6 times higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 126.9 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 18.2 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd 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 893 years.
Maine vs England Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 22.7 times larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs England: $39,801.
- Maine's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (77%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
Maine official website · England official website
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