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Georgia vs New South Wales Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²). New South Wales' land area is 5.4 times (436%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water. New South Wales' total area is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km). New South Wales' north-south length is 2.1 times (108%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km). New South Wales' east-west width is 2.4 times (142%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m). Mount Kosciuszko is 2,532 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia'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.
Georgia vs New South Wales Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025). Georgia's population is 1.3 times (30%) larger than New South Wales'.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9. Georgia's population density is 6.9 times (594%) higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Greater Sydney's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 113 years.
Georgia vs New South Wales Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion. Georgia's economic output is 1.6 times (61%) larger than New South Wales'.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435. Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than New South Wales'.
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.