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United States vs New Jersey Geography
Land area
- United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while New Jersey has 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²).
- United States' land area is 480.4 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United States' total area is 436.1 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km).
- United States' north-south length is 21.5 times longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km).
- United States' east-west width is 37.4 times wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); New Jersey's is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m).
- Denali is 18,510 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; New Jersey's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs New Jersey Population and History
Population
- United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while New Jersey has 9,500,851 (2024).
- United States' population is 35.8 times larger than New Jersey's.
Population density
- United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs New Jersey: 1,291.8.
- New Jersey's population density is 13.4 times higher than United States'.
Biggest city
- United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; New Jersey's is Newark with 317,303.
- New York's population is 26.7 times larger than Newark'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 New Jersey's New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area have about the same population.
History
- United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776.
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 11 years.
United States vs New Jersey Economy
GDP
- United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs New Jersey's $846.0 billion.
- United States' economic output is 36.4 times larger than New Jersey's.
GDP per capita
- United States: $89,599 per person vs New Jersey: $89,045.
- United States and New Jersey have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
United States official website · New Jersey official website
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