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United States vs Louisiana Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Louisiana has 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²). United States' land area is 81.8 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 72.6 times larger than Louisiana's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km). United States' north-south length is 12.1 times longer than Louisiana's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km). United States' east-west width is 13.6 times wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Louisiana's is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m). Denali is 19,775 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Louisiana's is New Orleans at -8 feet. United States's lowest point is 271 feet lower.
United States vs Louisiana Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Louisiana has 4,597,740 (2024). United States' population is 74.0 times larger than Louisiana's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Louisiana: 106.4. Louisiana's population density is 1.1 times (10%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Louisiana's is New Orleans with 362,701. New York's population is 23.4 times larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Louisiana's New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 20.6 times larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 36 years.
United States vs Louisiana Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Louisiana's $329.2 billion. United States' economic output is 93.5 times larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Louisiana: $71,594. United States' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Louisiana'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.