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United States vs Indiana Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Indiana has 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²). United States' land area is 98.6 times larger than Indiana's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 104.4 times larger than Indiana's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Indiana is 276 miles (444 km). United States' north-south length is 13.1 times longer than Indiana's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km). United States' east-west width is 25.0 times wider than Indiana's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Indiana's is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m). Denali is 19,053 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Indiana's is Ohio River at 330 feet. United States's lowest point is 609 feet lower.
United States vs Indiana Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Indiana has 6,924,275 (2024). United States' population is 49.1 times larger than Indiana's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Indiana: 193.3. Indiana's population density is 2.0 times (101%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Indiana's is Indianapolis with 891,484. New York's population is 9.5 times (851%) larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Indiana's Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 40 years.
United States vs Indiana Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Indiana's $519.5 billion. United States' economic output is 59.2 times larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Indiana: $75,028. United States' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Indiana'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.