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Colorado vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Colorado's land area is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Colorado's total area is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Colorado's north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than Tasmania's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Colorado's east-west width is 1.6 times (56%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Elbert is 9,117 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Tasmania's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Colorado's population is 10.3 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Colorado's population density is 2.6 times (164%) higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 12.0 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 25 years.
Colorado vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 19.7 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (91%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
Colorado official website · Tasmania official website
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