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New Jersey vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). New Jersey's land area is 55.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Jersey's total area is 11.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). New Jersey's north-south length is 3.6 times (260%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). New Jersey's east-west width is 2.5 times (148%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). High Point is 243 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Jersey vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). New Jersey's population is 109.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. New Jersey's population density is 2.0 times (99%) higher than US Virgin Islands'.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 130 years.
Official Websites
New Jersey official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.