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Virginia vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). Virginia's land area is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. Virginia's total area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length: Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Tasmania's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than Virginia's.
Width: Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). Virginia's east-west width is 1.9 times (88%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Rogers is 424 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point: Virginia'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.
Virginia vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). Virginia's population is 15.3 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. Virginia's population density is 10.2 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 25.2 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 113 years.
Virginia vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. Virginia's economic output is 26.9 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) 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.