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New Jersey vs England Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- England's land area is 6.8 times (584%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 5.8 times (477%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- England's north-south length is 2.5 times (149%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- England's east-west width is 2.8 times (178%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Scafell Pike is 1,411 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey'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.
New Jersey vs England Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 6.0 times (495%) larger than New Jersey's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- New Jersey's population density is 1.1 times (15%) higher than England's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 27.8 times larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than London's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd 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 860 years.
New Jersey vs England Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 2.7 times (166%) larger than New Jersey's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs England: $39,801.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (124%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
New Jersey official website · England official website
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