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Pennsylvania vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Pennsylvania's land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Pennsylvania's total area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Tasmania's north-south length is 1.1 times (12%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Pennsylvania's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Ossa is 2,095 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Pennsylvania's population is 22.7 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 13.4 times higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 24.8 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 114 years.
Pennsylvania vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 35.6 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
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