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Wisconsin vs Australian Capital Territory Geography
Land area
- Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Australian Capital Territory has 910 square miles (2,358 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 59.5 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Total area
- Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Australian Capital Territory: 910 square miles (2,358 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 71.9 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Length
- Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Australian Capital Territory is 54 miles (87 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 6.8 times (581%) longer than Australian Capital Territory's.
Width
- Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Australian Capital Territory spans 38 miles (61 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 8.5 times (750%) wider than Australian Capital Territory's.
Highest point
- Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Australian Capital Territory's is Bimberi Peak at 6,273 feet (1,912 m).
- Bimberi Peak is 4,327 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Australian Capital Territory's is Molonglo River at 1,407 feet.
- Wisconsin's lowest point is 830 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Australian Capital Territory Population and History
Population
- Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Australian Capital Territory has 486,231 (2025).
- Wisconsin's population is 12.3 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Population density
- Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Australian Capital Territory: 534.3.
- Australian Capital Territory's population density is 4.9 times (386%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Largest metro area
- Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Australian Capital Territory's Greater Canberra (486,231).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 7.7 times (673%) larger than Greater Canberra's.
History
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- Australian Capital Territory: Established as the Federal Capital Territory on January 1, 1911.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 63 years.
Wisconsin vs Australian Capital Territory Economy
GDP
- Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Australian Capital Territory's $38.0 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 11.9 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Australian Capital Territory: $78,152.
- Wisconsin and Australian Capital Territory have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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