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Pennsylvania vs England Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- England's land area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- England's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- England's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Mount Davis is 1 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs England Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 3.8 times (285%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 5.6 times (461%) larger than Philadelphia's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd 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.
Pennsylvania vs England Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs England: $39,801.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (94%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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