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Wyoming vs New South Wales Geography
Land area
- Wyoming has a land area of 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Wyoming's.
Total area
- Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Wyoming's.
Length
- Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km).
- New South Wales' north-south length is 2.1 times (109%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km).
- New South Wales' east-west width is 2.0 times (103%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Wyoming's highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m).
- Gannett Peak is 6,478 feet higher than Mount Kosciuszko.
Lowest point
- Wyoming's lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- New South Wales's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Wyoming vs New South Wales Population and History
Population
- Wyoming has a population of 587,618 (2024), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025).
- New South Wales' population is 14.7 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density
- Wyoming: 6.1 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9.
- New South Wales' population density is 4.6 times (357%) higher than Wyoming's.
Largest metro area
- Wyoming's largest metropolitan area is Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830).
- Greater Sydney's population is 55.4 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 11 years.
Wyoming vs New South Wales Economy
GDP
- Wyoming's GDP is $51.5 billion (2024) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion.
- New South Wales' economic output is 10.6 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita
- Wyoming: $87,639 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435.
- Wyoming's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
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