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United Kingdom vs Wales Geography
Land area
- United Kingdom has a land area of 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- United Kingdom's land area is 11.6 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United Kingdom's total area is 11.7 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- United Kingdom's north-south length is 5.0 times (401%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- United Kingdom's east-west width is 3.9 times (286%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- United Kingdom's highest point is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Ben Nevis is 853 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- United Kingdom's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
United Kingdom vs Wales Population and History
Population
- United Kingdom has a population of 69,487,000 (2025), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- United Kingdom's population is 22.4 times larger than Wales'.
Population density
- United Kingdom: 743.9 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- United Kingdom's population density is 1.9 times (92%) higher than Wales'.
Biggest city
- United Kingdom's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- London's population is 23.7 times larger than Cardiff's.
History
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- 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 265 years.
United Kingdom vs Wales Economy
GDP
- United Kingdom's GDP is $4,002.6 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 44.7 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- United Kingdom: $57,602 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- United Kingdom's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
United Kingdom official website · Wales official website
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