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United States vs North Dakota Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while North Dakota has 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²). United States' land area is 51.2 times larger than North Dakota's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 53.8 times larger than North Dakota's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km). United States' north-south length is 10.7 times longer than North Dakota's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km). United States' east-west width is 11.8 times wider than North Dakota's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); North Dakota's is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m). Denali is 16,808 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; North Dakota's is Red River of the North at 754 feet. United States's lowest point is 1,033 feet lower.
United States vs North Dakota Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while North Dakota has 796,568 (2024). United States' population is 427.0 times larger than North Dakota's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs North Dakota: 11.5. United States' population density is 8.4 times (737%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; North Dakota's is Fargo with 136,285. New York's population is 62.2 times larger than Fargo'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 North Dakota's Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 74.5 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 113 years.
United States vs North Dakota Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs North Dakota's $80.1 billion. United States' economic output is 384.1 times larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs North Dakota: $100,504. North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than United States'.
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.