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New Hampshire vs New South Wales Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 34.5 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 33.1 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km).
- New South Wales' north-south length is 3.8 times (277%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km).
- New South Wales' east-west width is 8.7 times (775%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m).
- Mount Kosciuszko is 1,033 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire'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.
New Hampshire vs New South Wales Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025).
- New South Wales' population is 6.1 times (512%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9.
- New Hampshire's population density is 5.6 times (464%) higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830).
- Greater Sydney's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 113 years.
New Hampshire vs New South Wales Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion.
- New South Wales' economic output is 4.6 times (359%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
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