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Missouri vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- United Kingdom's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United Kingdom's total area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- United Kingdom's north-south length is 2.3 times (128%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- Missouri and United Kingdom have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,642 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
Missouri vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- United Kingdom's population is 11.1 times larger than Missouri's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 8.2 times (719%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; United Kingdom's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 17.1 times larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- In its current form, United Kingdom is the older of the two by 20 years.
Missouri vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 8.9 times (792%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (25%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs United Kingdom: $54,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri's average income is 1.2 times (19%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
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