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Ohio vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 5.6 times (459%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Ohio's north-south length is 2.0 times (95%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Ohio's east-west width is 2.9 times (186%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 2,013 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Ohio's population is 3.8 times (283%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Ohio's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Columbus' population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th 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 267 years.
Ohio vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 10.3 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 2.7 times (172%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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