The map above shows Italy and Western Australia side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Italy vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 8.6 times (759%) larger than Italy's.
Total area: Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 8.4 times (739%) larger than Italy's.
Length: Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 2.2 times (117%) longer than Italy's.
Width: Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 1.9 times (85%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point: Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 11,680 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet. Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Italy vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Italy's population is 19.3 times larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Italy's population density is 167.4 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Italy's largest metropolitan area is Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 40 years.
Italy vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Italy's economic output is 8.4 times (738%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Italy: $43,309 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (130%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
Italy official website · Western Australia official website
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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.