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Pennsylvania vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). Pennsylvania's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. Pennsylvania's total area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length: Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Tasmania's north-south length is 1.1 times (12%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width: Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). Pennsylvania's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Ossa is 2,095 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point: Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). Pennsylvania's population is 22.7 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. Pennsylvania's population density is 13.4 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 24.8 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 114 years.
Pennsylvania vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. Pennsylvania's economic output is 35.6 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) 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.