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Florida vs New South Wales Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 5.8 times (476%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 4.3 times (333%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km).
- New South Wales' north-south length is 1.4 times (44%) longer than Florida's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km).
- New South Wales' east-west width is 1.5 times (52%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m).
- Mount Kosciuszko is 6,966 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs New South Wales Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025).
- Florida's population is 2.7 times (171%) larger than New South Wales'.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9.
- Florida's population density is 15.6 times higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Greater Sydney's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 56 years.
Florida vs New South Wales Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 3.2 times (216%) larger than New South Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
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