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Colorado vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). Colorado's land area is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. Colorado's total area is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Colorado's north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than Tasmania's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). Colorado's east-west width is 1.6 times (56%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Elbert is 9,117 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. Tasmania's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). Colorado's population is 10.3 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. Colorado's population density is 2.6 times (164%) higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 12.0 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 25 years.
Colorado vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. Colorado's economic output is 19.7 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (91%) 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.