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North Carolina vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). North Carolina's land area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. North Carolina's total area is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). Tasmania's north-south length is 1.2 times (23%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). North Carolina's east-west width is 2.0 times (96%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Mount Mitchell is 1,369 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point: North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). North Carolina's population is 19.2 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. North Carolina's population density is 10.4 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 11.3 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 112 years.
North Carolina vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 29.8 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (56%) 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.