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Missouri vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 2.6 times (160%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Missouri and Tasmania have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 1.8 times (76%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Ossa is 3,534 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Tasmania's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Missouri's population is 10.8 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Missouri's population density is 4.2 times (317%) higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 11.0 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 80 years.
Missouri vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 15.9 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
Missouri official website · Tasmania official website
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