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Spain vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Spain has a land area of 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 5.1 times (406%) larger than Spain's.
Total area: Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 5.0 times (399%) larger than Spain's.
Length: Spain is 546 miles (879 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 2.9 times (191%) longer than Spain's.
Width: Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 1.8 times (85%) wider than Spain's.
Highest point: Spain's highest point is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Teide (Tenerife) is 8,090 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: Spain'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.
Spain vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Spain has a population of 49,801,559 (2026), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Spain's population is 16.3 times larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Spain: 258.5 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Spain's population density is 83.4 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Spain's largest metropolitan area is Madrid (6,497,000 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Madrid's population is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 422 years.
Spain vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Spain's GDP is $1,906.5 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Spain's economic output is 6.3 times (526%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Spain: $38,627 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (158%) higher than Spain'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.