United Kingdom vs. Idaho | Just the Stats

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).

This article was written by Laurence Brown. Laurence is a British expat living in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has written for BBC America and Anglotopia. He is Editor-in-chief of Lost in the Pond and loves nothing more than to share these articles with anglophiles, expats, and other interested parties on social media. Follow Lost in the Pond on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.