Virginia is 1.52× the size of Tasmania (Australia)
Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 104,000 km² (40,000 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.
- 104,000km²Virginia
- 68,100km²Tasmania (Australia)
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- Virginia
- Tasmania (Australia)
What fits
- Tasmania (Australia) is 66% of the size of Virginia.
- Virginia is larger by 35,600 km² (13,700 mi²), which is 52% of the area of Tasmania (Australia).
- Measured in Belgiums: Virginia is about 3.38, Tasmania (Australia) about 2.22.
How they differ
- Virginia also has the larger population: 8.6 million against 540,000, 16.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Virginia against 7.9 in Tasmania (Australia): Virginia is 10.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,100 km apart.
- Together Virginia and Tasmania (Australia) cover 172,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 35,600 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Tasmania (Australia)'s density, Virginia would have 822,000 people (it has 8.6 million). At Virginia's density, Tasmania (Australia) would have 5.7 million (it has 540,000).
- Virginia's centre is 79.5° of latitude, about 8,840 km, farther north than Tasmania (Australia)'s.
- Virginia is the 37th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th 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.
- Virginia 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 Virginia would have about 12,020 m² and each person in Tasmania (Australia) about 126,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Virginia and Tasmania (Australia) would cover 172,000 km², 97% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 9.2 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
Side by side
| Virginia | Tasmania (Australia) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateAustralia |
| Area, measured | 104,000 km²40,000 mi² | 68,100 km²26,300 mi² |
| Official area | 111,000 km²Wikidata | 68,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 51in the United States | 7th of 8in Australia |
| Population | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 540,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 51in the United States | 6th of 8in Australia |
| Density | 83 per km² | 7.9 per km² |
| Capital | Richmond | Hobart |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 44°S to 40°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 104,000 km² is 6.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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