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New York vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). New York's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. New York's total area is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). New York and Tasmania have about the same north-south length.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). New York's east-west width is 1.7 times (67%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Marcy is 30 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). New York's population is 34.5 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. New York's population density is 19.3 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 78.1 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 113 years.
New York vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. New York's economic output is 82.1 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. New York's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (138%) higher than Tasmania's.
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.