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Georgia vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 16.9 times larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 16.4 times larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 4.9 times (388%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 3.7 times (275%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Brasstown Bald is 680 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Georgia vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Georgia's population is 3.7 times (265%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Georgia's population density is 62.5 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 113 years.
Georgia vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Georgia's economic output is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Georgia'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.