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Kansas vs New South Wales Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 3.8 times (278%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km).
- New South Wales' north-south length is 3.3 times (228%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km).
- New South Wales' east-west width is 2.1 times (107%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m).
- Mount Kosciuszko is 3,270 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- New South Wales's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs New South Wales Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025).
- New South Wales' population is 2.9 times (190%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9.
- Kansas' population density is 1.3 times (30%) higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830).
- Greater Sydney's population is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 40 years.
Kansas vs New South Wales Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion.
- New South Wales' economic output is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
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