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Montana vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Montana's land area is 18.1 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 18.3 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Montana's north-south length is 2.1 times (114%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Montana's east-west width is 5.5 times (447%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Granite Peak is 9,207 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Montana vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 49.6 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 3.1 times (206%) larger than Billings'.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st 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 353 years.
Montana vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Wales' economic output is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Montana's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (141%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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