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United States vs Arizona Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Arizona has 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²). United States' land area is 31.1 times larger than Arizona's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 33.4 times larger than Arizona's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Arizona is 429 miles (690 km). United States' north-south length is 8.5 times (746%) longer than Arizona's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km). United States' east-west width is 10.7 times wider than Arizona's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Arizona's is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m). Denali is 7,688 feet higher than Humphreys Peak.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Arizona's is Colorado River at 71 feet. United States's lowest point is 350 feet lower.
United States vs Arizona Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Arizona has 7,582,384 (2024). United States' population is 44.9 times larger than Arizona's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Arizona: 66.7. United States' population density is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Arizona's is Phoenix with 1,673,164. New York's population is 5.1 times (407%) larger than Phoenix's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Arizona's Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.8 times (284%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 136 years.
United States vs Arizona Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Arizona's $570.1 billion. United States' economic output is 54.0 times larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Arizona: $75,186. United States' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Arizona's.
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.