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Wisconsin vs New South Wales Geography
Land area: Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²). New South Wales' land area is 5.7 times (471%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area: Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water. New South Wales' total area is 4.7 times (372%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length: Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km). New South Wales' north-south length is 1.8 times (84%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width: Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km). New South Wales' east-west width is 2.6 times (157%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point: Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m). Mount Kosciuszko is 5,364 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. New South Wales's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs New South Wales Population and History
Population: Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025). New South Wales' population is 1.4 times (45%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density: Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9. Wisconsin's population density is 3.9 times (294%) higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area: Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830). Greater Sydney's population is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788. In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 53 years.
Wisconsin vs New South Wales Economy
GDP: Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion. New South Wales' economic output is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita: Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435. Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than New South Wales'.
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.