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United States vs Vermont Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Vermont has 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²). United States' land area is 383.3 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 395.5 times larger than Vermont's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Vermont is 165 miles (265 km). United States' north-south length is 22.0 times longer than Vermont's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km). United States' east-west width is 42.7 times wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Vermont's is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m). Denali is 15,924 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Vermont's is Lake Champlain at 95 feet. United States's lowest point is 374 feet lower.
United States vs Vermont Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Vermont has 648,493 (2024). United States' population is 524.5 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Vermont: 70.4. United States' population density is 1.4 times (37%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Vermont's is Burlington with 44,432. New York's population is 190.8 times larger than Burlington'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 Vermont's Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 86.9 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 15 years.
United States vs Vermont Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Vermont's $46.3 billion. United States' economic output is 664.6 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Vermont: $71,359. United States' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Vermont'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.