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Missouri vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 8.6 times (757%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 8.7 times (769%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Missouri's north-south length is 2.2 times (120%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 3.9 times (294%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 1,789 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Missouri's population is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 4.3 times (326%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Kansas City's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th 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 285 years.
Missouri vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 5.0 times (401%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (151%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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