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Rhode Island vs New South Wales Geography
Land area: Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²). New South Wales' land area is 299.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water. New South Wales' total area is 200.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km). New South Wales' north-south length is 11.1 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km). New South Wales' east-west width is 19.8 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m). Mount Kosciuszko is 6,499 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Rhode Island'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.
Rhode Island vs New South Wales Population and History
Population: Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025). New South Wales' population is 7.8 times (675%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density: Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9. Rhode Island's population density is 38.6 times higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area: Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830). Greater Sydney's population is 3.3 times (232%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History: Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 111 years.
Rhode Island vs New South Wales Economy
GDP: Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion. New South Wales' economic output is 6.8 times (580%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita: Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435. Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) 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.