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Texas vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 3.7 times (273%) larger than Texas'.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 3.6 times (263%) larger than Texas'.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 2.0 times (97%) longer than Texas'.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 1.7 times (66%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Guadalupe Peak is 4,632 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Texas' population is 10.2 times larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Texas' population density is 38.6 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.4 times (240%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 56 years.
Texas vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Texas' economic output is 9.1 times (809%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Texas'.
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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.