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New York vs South Australia Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while South Australia has 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²).
- South Australia's land area is 8.1 times (706%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs South Australia: 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Australia's total area is 7.0 times (597%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; South Australia is 1,078 miles (1,735 km).
- South Australia's north-south length is 3.5 times (246%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; South Australia spans 825 miles (1,328 km).
- South Australia's east-west width is 2.0 times (99%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); South Australia's is Mount Woodroffe at 4,708 feet (1,435 m).
- Mount Marcy is 627 feet higher than Mount Woodroffe.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Australia's is Lake Eyre at -49 feet.
- South Australia's lowest point is 49 feet lower.
New York vs South Australia Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while South Australia has 1,908,182 (2025).
- New York's population is 10.4 times larger than South Australia's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs South Australia: 5.0.
- New York's population density is 84.3 times higher than South Australia's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs South Australia's Greater Adelaide (1,491,015).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 13.4 times larger than Greater Adelaide's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- South Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1836.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 113 years.
New York vs South Australia Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs South Australia's $100.2 billion.
- New York's economic output is 23.2 times larger than South Australia's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs South Australia: $52,511.
- New York's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (123%) higher than South Australia's.
Official Websites
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