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Connecticut vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Tasmania's land area is 5.5 times (445%) larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tasmania's total area is 4.8 times (376%) larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Tasmania's north-south length is 4.4 times (336%) longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Tasmania's east-west width is 2.4 times (138%) wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Ossa is 2,929 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Connecticut's population is 6.4 times (537%) larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Connecticut's population density is 34.8 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's population is 4.6 times (358%) larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 113 years.
Connecticut vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 12.6 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (98%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
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