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Tasmania vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Tasmania has a land area of 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Tasmania's land area is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tasmania's total area is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Tasmania's north-south length is 2.1 times (113%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Tasmania's east-west width is 2.2 times (123%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Tasmania's highest point is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mount Ossa is 1,745 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Tasmania's lowest point is Southern Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Tasmania vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Tasmania has a population of 576,659 (2025), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 5.4 times (438%) larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Tasmania: 21.8 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 17.8 times higher than Tasmania's.
History
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 365 years.
Tasmania vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Tasmania's GDP is $28.3 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Wales' economic output is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Tasmania: $49,076 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Tasmania's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (72%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Tasmania official website · Wales official website
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