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New York vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 20.7 times larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 17.9 times larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 5.1 times (410%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 3.1 times (210%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Mount Marcy is 1,237 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: New York'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.
New York vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). New York's population is 6.5 times (549%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. New York's population density is 136.0 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 8.1 times (713%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 113 years.
New York vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. New York's economic output is 7.6 times (662%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. New York's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Western Australia'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.