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United States vs Tasmania Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²). United States' land area is 133.8 times larger than Tasmania's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 144.0 times larger than Tasmania's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km). United States' north-south length is 11.4 times longer than Tasmania's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km). United States' east-west width is 19.5 times wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m). Denali is 15,003 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Tasmania Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025). United States' population is 589.8 times larger than Tasmania's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8. United States' population density is 4.4 times (342%) higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 78.1 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 125 years.
United States vs Tasmania Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion. United States' economic output is 1,087.3 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076. United States' GDP per capita is 1.8 times (83%) 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.