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Delaware vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). Tasmania's land area is 13.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. Tasmania's total area is 10.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Tasmania's north-south length is 3.2 times (224%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). Tasmania's east-west width is 2.6 times (158%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Ossa is 4,855 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware'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.
Delaware vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). Delaware's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. Delaware's population density is 24.8 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: Delaware'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: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 114 years.
Delaware vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. Delaware's economic output is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (115%) 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.