The map above shows US Virgin Islands and New South Wales side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
US Virgin Islands vs New South Wales Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²). New South Wales' land area is 2,314.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water. New South Wales' total area is 419.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km). New South Wales' north-south length is 14.4 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km). New South Wales' east-west width is 16.0 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m). Mount Kosciuszko is 5,755 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs New South Wales Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025). New South Wales' population is 99.0 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9. US Virgin Islands' population density is 23.3 times higher than New South Wales'.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788. In its current form, New South Wales is the older of the two by 16 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · New South Wales official website
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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.