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Wyoming vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Wyoming has a land area of 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Wyoming's land area is 12.1 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wyoming's total area is 12.2 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Wyoming's north-south length is 2.2 times (117%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Wyoming's east-west width is 3.7 times (269%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Wyoming's highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Gannett Peak is 10,228 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Wyoming's lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Wyoming vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Wyoming has a population of 587,618 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Wyoming: 6.1 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 63.4 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city
- Wyoming's biggest city is Cheyenne with 65,704 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 5.7 times (466%) larger than Cheyenne's.
History
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th 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 354 years.
Wyoming vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Wyoming's GDP is $51.5 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Wales' economic output is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Wyoming: $87,639 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 3.1 times (206%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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