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New York vs New South Wales Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²). New South Wales' land area is 6.6 times (556%) larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water. New South Wales' total area is 5.7 times (467%) larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km). New South Wales' north-south length is 2.2 times (117%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km). New South Wales' east-west width is 2.0 times (100%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m). Mount Kosciuszko is 1,975 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs New South Wales Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025). New York's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than New South Wales'.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9. New York's population density is 15.1 times higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area: New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.5 times (254%) larger than Greater Sydney's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 113 years.
New York vs New South Wales Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion. New York's economic output is 4.2 times (324%) larger than New South Wales'.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435. New York's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (84%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.