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United States vs Wyoming Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Wyoming has 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²). United States' land area is 36.4 times larger than Wyoming's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 38.9 times larger than Wyoming's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km). United States' north-south length is 11.2 times longer than Wyoming's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km). United States' east-west width is 11.8 times wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Wyoming's is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m). Denali is 6,520 feet higher than Gannett Peak.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Wyoming's is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet. United States's lowest point is 3,387 feet lower.
United States vs Wyoming Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Wyoming has 587,618 (2024). United States' population is 578.8 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Wyoming: 6.1. United States' population density is 15.8 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Wyoming's is Cheyenne with 65,704. New York's population is 129.0 times larger than Cheyenne'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 Wyoming's Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 195.9 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 114 years.
United States vs Wyoming Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Wyoming's $51.5 billion. United States' economic output is 597.5 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Wyoming: $87,639. United States and Wyoming have about the same GDP per capita.
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.