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United States vs England Geography
Land area
- United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- United States' land area is 70.2 times larger than England's.
Total area
- United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United States' total area is 75.6 times larger than England's.
Length
- United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- United States' north-south length is 8.6 times (762%) longer than England's.
Width
- United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- United States' east-west width is 13.5 times wider than England's.
Highest point
- United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Denali is 17,099 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United States's lowest point is 269 feet lower.
United States vs England Population and History
Population
- United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- United States' population is 6.0 times (502%) larger than England's.
Population density
- United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 11.7 times higher than United States'.
Biggest city
- United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- New York and London have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 1.9 times (91%) larger than London's.
History
- United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776.
- 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 849 years.
United States vs England Economy
GDP
- United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- United States' economic output is 13.7 times larger than England's.
GDP per capita
- United States: $89,599 per person vs England: $39,801.
- United States' GDP per capita is 2.3 times (125%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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