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New York vs Wales Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- New York's land area is 5.9 times (487%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New York's total area is 6.8 times (580%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- New York's north-south length is 2.1 times (109%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- New York's east-west width is 3.7 times (274%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mount Marcy is 1,775 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Wales Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- New York's population is 6.4 times (540%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- New York's population density is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Wales'.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- New York's population is 22.8 times larger than Cardiff's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th 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 252 years.
New York vs Wales Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- New York's economic output is 25.9 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- New York's GDP per capita is 4.1 times (309%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
New York official website · Wales official website
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