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Arkansas vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 18.8 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 18.3 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 6.5 times (554%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 4.6 times (361%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Mount Meharry is 1,346 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet. Western Australia's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Arkansas and Western Australia have about the same population.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Arkansas' population density is 19.2 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Greater Perth's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 65 years.
Arkansas vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Western Australia's economic output is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Arkansas'.
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.