Kentucky is 1.54× the size of Tasmania (Australia)
Kentucky (state of the United States) covers about 105,000 km² (40,400 mi²) and Tasmania (Australia) (state of Australia) about 68,100 km² (26,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 105,000km²Kentucky
- 68,100km²Tasmania (Australia)
200 km
- Kentucky
- Tasmania (Australia)
What fits
- Tasmania (Australia) is 65% of the size of Kentucky.
- Kentucky is larger by 36,500 km² (14,100 mi²), which is 54% of the area of Tasmania (Australia).
- Measured in Belgiums: Kentucky is about 3.41, Tasmania (Australia) about 2.22.
How they differ
- Kentucky also has the larger population: 4.5 million against 540,000, 8.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Kentucky against 7.9 in Tasmania (Australia): Kentucky is 5.44× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,600 km apart.
- Together Kentucky and Tasmania (Australia) cover 173,000 km², close to the size of Uruguay (177,000 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 36,500 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Tasmania (Australia)'s density, Kentucky would have 828,000 people (it has 4.5 million). At Kentucky's density, Tasmania (Australia) would have 2.9 million (it has 540,000).
- Kentucky's centre is 79.5° of latitude, about 8,840 km, farther north than Tasmania (Australia)'s.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Tasmania (Australia) is the 7th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Kentucky lies about 79° of latitude (roughly 8,840 km) north of Tasmania (Australia), on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kentucky would have about 23,210 m² and each person in Tasmania (Australia) about 126,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Kentucky and Tasmania (Australia) would cover 173,000 km², about the same size as Uruguay.
- Together they have 5.0 million people, about as many people as Nicaragua.
Side by side
| Kentucky | Tasmania (Australia) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateAustralia |
| Area, measured | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² | 68,100 km²26,300 mi² |
| Official area | 105,000 km²Wikidata | 68,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 36th of 51in the United States | 7th of 8in Australia |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 540,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 51in the United States | 6th of 8in Australia |
| Density | 43 per km² | 7.9 per km² |
| Capital | Frankfort | Hobart |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 39°N | 44°S to 40°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 68,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 68,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12