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United States vs Arkansas Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Arkansas has 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²). United States' land area is 68.0 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 71.5 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km). United States' north-south length is 14.9 times longer than Arkansas'.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km). United States' east-west width is 17.3 times wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Arkansas's is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m). Denali is 17,556 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Arkansas's is Ouachita River at 55 feet. United States's lowest point is 334 feet lower.
United States vs Arkansas Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Arkansas has 3,088,354 (2024). United States' population is 110.1 times larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Arkansas: 59.4. United States' population density is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Arkansas's is Little Rock with 204,774. New York's population is 41.4 times larger than Little Rock'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 Arkansas's Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 14.9 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 60 years.
United States vs Arkansas Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Arkansas's $188.3 billion. United States' economic output is 163.4 times larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Arkansas: $60,984. United States' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Arkansas'.
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.