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California vs Victoria Geography
Land area: California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Victoria has 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²). California's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Victoria's.
Total area: California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Victoria: 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²), including inland and coastal water. California's total area is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Victoria's.
Length: California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Victoria is 466 miles (751 km). California's north-south length is 1.6 times (63%) longer than Victoria's.
Width: California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Victoria spans 558 miles (897 km). California's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Victoria's.
Highest point: California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Victoria's is Mount Bogong at 6,516 feet (1,986 m). Mount Whitney is 7,968 feet higher than Mount Bogong.
Lowest point: California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Victoria's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Victoria Population and History
Population: California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Victoria has 7,104,349 (2025). California's population is 5.6 times (455%) larger than Victoria's.
Population density: California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Victoria: 80.9. California's population density is 3.1 times (213%) higher than Victoria's.
Largest metro area: California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Victoria's Greater Melbourne (5,435,590). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Greater Melbourne's.
History: California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state. Victoria: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1851. In its current form, California is the older of the two by 51 years.
California vs Victoria Economy
GDP: California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Victoria's $406.1 billion. California's economic output is 10.0 times (897%) larger than Victoria's.
GDP per capita: California: $102,662 per person vs Victoria: $57,162. California's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Victoria's.
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.