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United States vs West Virginia Geography
Land area
- United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while West Virginia has 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²).
- United States' land area is 147.0 times larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United States' total area is 156.9 times larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km).
- United States' north-south length is 14.8 times longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km).
- United States' east-west width is 17.5 times wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); West Virginia's is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m).
- Denali is 15,445 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; West Virginia's is Potomac River at 240 feet.
- United States's lowest point is 519 feet lower.
United States vs West Virginia Population and History
Population
- United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while West Virginia has 1,769,979 (2024).
- United States' population is 192.2 times larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs West Virginia: 73.6.
- United States' population density is 1.3 times (31%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; West Virginia's is Charleston with 46,482.
- New York's population is 182.4 times larger than Charleston'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 West Virginia's Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (210%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776.
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 87 years.
United States vs West Virginia Economy
GDP
- United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs West Virginia's $106.5 billion.
- United States' economic output is 288.9 times larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- United States: $89,599 per person vs West Virginia: $60,156.
- United States' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (49%) higher than West Virginia's.
Official Websites
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