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Arkansas vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 2.0 times (101%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Tasmania's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Arkansas' east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Ossa is 2,553 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Tasmania's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Arkansas' population is 5.4 times (436%) larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Arkansas' population density is 2.7 times (172%) higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 5.2 times (425%) larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 65 years.
Arkansas vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 6.7 times (565%) larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Arkansas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
Arkansas official website · Tasmania official website
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