Sicily is an island of the country of Italy located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Tasmania is an island located in the country of Australia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Sicily and Tasmania regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Sicily bigger than Tasmania?
The total area of Sicily is 25,711 sq km, and the total area of Tasmania is 90,758 sq km. Sicily is smaller than Tasmania by 65,047 sq km. Sicily is around 3.53 times smaller than Tasmania.
Area of Sicily: 9,927 sq mi ( 25,711 km2 )
Area of Tasmania: 35,042 sq mi ( 90,758 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Sicily as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5 Million.
According to Wikipedia, the population of Tasmania as of September 2020 was estimated to be around 541,071.
Here is some more data comparison between Sicily and Tasmania.
The capital city of Sicily is Palermo, and the capital city of Tasmania is Hobart.
Official Languages
Sicily: Italian
Tasmania: English, Tasmanian
Human Development Index
HDI of Sicily as of 2018: 0.838
HDI of Tasmania as of 2018: 0.907
Sicily Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Tasmania Timezone:
UTC + 10 (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 11 (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Sicily:
37° 30′ 0″ N, 14° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Tasmania:
42° 0′ 0″ S, 147° 0′ 0″ E
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