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Pennsylvania vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Pennsylvania's land area is 334.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Pennsylvania's total area is 62.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Pennsylvania's north-south length is 6.0 times (504%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Pennsylvania's east-west width is 5.9 times (490%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Mount Davis is 1,655 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Pennsylvania's population is 150.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 2.2 times (122%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
History: Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 130 years.
Official Websites
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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.