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Maryland vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). Tasmania's land area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Maryland's.
Total area: Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. Tasmania's total area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Maryland's.
Length: Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Tasmania's north-south length is 1.4 times (38%) longer than Maryland's.
Width: Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). Maryland and Tasmania have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Ossa is 1,943 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point: Maryland'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.
Maryland vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). Maryland's population is 10.9 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. Maryland's population density is 29.6 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 25.2 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 113 years.
Maryland vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. Maryland's economic output is 19.3 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (78%) 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.