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Maine vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Maine's land area is 3.8 times (284%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 2.1 times (109%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Maine's east-west width is 1.8 times (83%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 1,693 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 2.2 times (121%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 8.5 times (749%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 5.3 times (435%) larger than Portland's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd 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 284 years.
Maine vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Maine's economic output is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Maine's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (147%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Maine official website · Wales official website
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