At the risk of stating the bleeding obvious, the United States is an extraordinarily large place. It is so large, in fact, that 11 of its states separately possess a total area larger than that of the entire United Kingdom. This is truly mind-boggling, especially given that the UK is itself comprised of four nations.
That is precisely why I have undertaken this weekly project: tabulating the statistical differences (and sometimes similarities) between each of the fifty states and the United Kingdom. This week, we're going to assess how the state of Idaho shapes up against the UK in each of the data areas listed below.
Please keep in mind that the contents of the following table do not serve any social or political agenda. Moreover, this table—as well as those of the other 49 states—is subject to revision, correction, and/or updates as and when such alterations are needed.
IDAHO | UK | |
POPULATION | 1,634,464 | 64,100,000 |
POPULATION DENSITY | 19.2 people per sq. mile | 662 people per sq. mile |
TOTAL AREA (SQ. MILES) | 83,570 | 94,060 |
YEAR OF FORMATION | 1890 | 1707 |
TIME ZONE(S) | Pacific and Mountain | GMT and BST |
LARGEST CITY | Boise | London |
HIGHEST POINT | 12,662 ft (Borah Peak) | 4,406 ft (Ben Nevis) |
HIGHEST REC. TEMP | 118 °F (48 °C) | 101.3°F (38.5°C) |
LOWEST REC. TEMP | −47 °F (−44 °C) | -17°F (-27.2°C) |
MALE LIFE EXPECTANCY | 77.38 | 79.5 |
FEMALE LIFE EXPECTANCY | 81.63 | 82.5 |
MURDER RATE (PER 100,000 PEOPLE) | 1.8 (Statistics recorded in 2012) | 1 (Statistics recorded in 2012) |
TALLEST BUILDING | 323ft (Zions Bank Idaho Headquarters) | 1004ft (The Shard in London) |
INCARCERATION RATE (PER 100,000 PEOPLE) | 474 | 147 |
MINIMUM WAGE | $7.25 | $9.96 (for workers over 21) |
VEHICLES PER 1,000 PEOPLE | 790 | 519 |
ADULT OBESITY RATE | 24.6% | 23.1% |
AGE OF CONSENT | 18 | 16 |
MINIMUM AGE FOR FULL, UNRESTRICTED DRIVING LICENSES | 16 | 17 (or 16 for some people claiming mobility benefit). |
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