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Florida vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). Florida's land area is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. Florida's total area is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Florida's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Tasmania's.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). Florida's east-west width is 2.2 times (121%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Ossa is 4,961 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida'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.
Florida vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). Florida's population is 40.5 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. Florida's population density is 20.0 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 25.3 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 56 years.
Florida vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. Florida's economic output is 61.0 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: Florida: $73,879 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. Florida's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (51%) 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.