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United States vs Wales Geography
Land area
- United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- United States' land area is 440.4 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United States' total area is 474.0 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- United States' north-south length is 24.3 times longer than Wales'.
Width
- United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- United States' east-west width is 43.5 times wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Denali is 16,748 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Wales Population and History
Population
- United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- United States' population is 109.5 times larger than Wales'.
Population density
- United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 4.0 times (302%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city
- United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- New York's population is 22.8 times larger than Cardiff's.
History
- United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 240 years.
United States vs Wales Economy
GDP
- United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- United States' economic output is 343.8 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- United States: $89,599 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- United States' GDP per capita is 3.1 times (213%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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