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Pennsylvania vs Australian Capital Territory Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Australian Capital Territory has 910 square miles (2,358 km²).
- Pennsylvania's land area is 49.1 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Australian Capital Territory: 910 square miles (2,358 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Pennsylvania's total area is 50.6 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Australian Capital Territory is 54 miles (87 km).
- Pennsylvania's north-south length is 5.3 times (426%) longer than Australian Capital Territory's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Australian Capital Territory spans 38 miles (61 km).
- Pennsylvania's east-west width is 8.1 times (708%) wider than Australian Capital Territory's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Australian Capital Territory's is Bimberi Peak at 6,273 feet (1,912 m).
- Bimberi Peak is 3,063 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Australian Capital Territory's is Molonglo River at 1,407 feet.
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is 1,407 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs Australian Capital Territory Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Australian Capital Territory has 486,231 (2025).
- Pennsylvania's population is 26.9 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Australian Capital Territory: 534.3.
- Australian Capital Territory's population density is 1.8 times (83%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Australian Capital Territory's Greater Canberra (486,231).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 13.0 times larger than Greater Canberra's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Australian Capital Territory: Established as the Federal Capital Territory on January 1, 1911.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 124 years.
Pennsylvania vs Australian Capital Territory Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Australian Capital Territory's $38.0 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 26.5 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Australian Capital Territory: $78,152.
- Pennsylvania and Australian Capital Territory have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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