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Alabama vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 19.3 times larger than Alabama's.
Total area: Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 18.6 times larger than Alabama's.
Length: Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 4.8 times (380%) longer than Alabama's.
Width: Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 6.1 times (507%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point: Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Mount Meharry is 1,693 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point: Alabama'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.
Alabama vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Alabama's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Alabama's population density is 32.8 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Greater Perth's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History: Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 82 years.
Alabama vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Alabama's economic output is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Alabama'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.