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China vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- China's land area is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Western Australia's.
Total area
- China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 3.8 times (280%) larger than Western Australia's.
Length
- China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- China's north-south length is 1.6 times (60%) longer than Western Australia's.
Width
- China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- China's east-west width is 2.4 times (136%) wider than Western Australia's.
Highest point
- China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Everest is 24,934 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
China vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- China's population is 458.9 times larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- China: 390.1 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- China's population density is 125.8 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- China's largest metropolitan area is Shanghai (29,558,908 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Shanghai's population is 12.1 times larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- 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 48 years.
China vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- China's economic output is 64.0 times larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- China: $13,862 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 7.2 times (618%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
China official website · Western Australia official website
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