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Ontario vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Ontario has a land area of 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 44.2 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 51.8 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 7.3 times (628%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 9.1 times (813%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Ontario's highest point is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 1,286 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- Ontario's lowest point is Hudson Bay at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Ontario vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Ontario has a population of 16,136,480 (2026), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Ontario's population is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Ontario: 45.5 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 8.5 times (751%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- Ontario's biggest city is Toronto with 2,794,356 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Toronto's population is 7.5 times (651%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- 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 331 years.
Ontario vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Ontario's GDP is $873.9 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 9.8 times (876%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Ontario: $54,132 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Ontario's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (89%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Ontario official website · Wales official website
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