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West Virginia vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Tasmania's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tasmania's total area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Tasmania's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- West Virginia's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Ossa is 442 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point
- West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Tasmania's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
West Virginia vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- West Virginia's population is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- West Virginia's population density is 3.4 times (238%) higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- West Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 25.2 times larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 38 years.
West Virginia vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- West Virginia's economic output is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- West Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
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