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England vs New South Wales Geography
Land area
- England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 6.1 times (515%) larger than England's.
Total area
- England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 6.1 times (515%) larger than England's.
Length
- England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km).
- New South Wales' north-south length is 1.6 times (61%) longer than England's.
Width
- England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km).
- New South Wales' east-west width is 2.3 times (132%) wider than England's.
Highest point
- England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m).
- Mount Kosciuszko is 4,101 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
England vs New South Wales Population and History
Population
- England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025).
- England's population is 6.6 times (556%) larger than New South Wales'.
Population density
- England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9.
- England's population density is 40.3 times higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area
- England's largest metropolitan area is London (10,416,420 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830).
- London's population is 1.8 times (85%) larger than Greater Sydney's.
History
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 974 years.
England vs New South Wales Economy
GDP
- England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion.
- England's economic output is 4.1 times (311%) larger than New South Wales'.
GDP per capita
- England: $39,801 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435.
- New South Wales' GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
England official website · New South Wales official website
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