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Alaska vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Alaska's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Alaska's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 1.3 times (32%) longer than Alaska's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 1.2 times (20%) wider than Western Australia's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Denali is 16,137 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Western Australia's population is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Western Australia's population density is 2.4 times (138%) higher than Alaska's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 6.0 times (502%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Western Australia is the older of the two by 58 years.
Alaska vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 4.3 times (325%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Alaska and Western Australia have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Alaska official website · Western Australia official website
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