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Kentucky vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Tasmania's north-south length is 1.2 times (24%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.7 times (69%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Ossa is 1,171 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Tasmania's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Kentucky's population is 8.0 times (696%) larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Kentucky's population density is 5.3 times (433%) higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 9.0 times (802%) larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 109 years.
Kentucky vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 10.4 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
Kentucky official website · Tasmania official website
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