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United States vs New South Wales Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²). United States' land area is 11.4 times larger than New South Wales'.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 12.3 times larger than New South Wales'.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km). United States' north-south length is 5.4 times (435%) longer than New South Wales'.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km). United States' east-west width is 5.8 times (481%) wider than New South Wales'.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m). Denali is 12,998 feet higher than Mount Kosciuszko.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs New South Wales Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025). United States' population is 39.4 times larger than New South Wales'.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9. United States' population density is 3.5 times (245%) higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area: United States'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: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 125 years.
United States vs New South Wales Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion. United States' economic output is 56.2 times larger than New South Wales'.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435. United States' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) 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.