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Wisconsin vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 6.8 times (575%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 8.2 times (716%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 2.5 times (147%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 2.9 times (191%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 1,614 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 3.5 times (252%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Milwaukee's population is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- 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 312 years.
Wisconsin vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 5.1 times (406%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 2.7 times (166%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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