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Colorado vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 9.4 times (841%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 9.4 times (837%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 3.4 times (240%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 3.3 times (232%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Elbert is 10,324 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Western Australia's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Colorado's population is 1.9 times (95%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Colorado's population density is 18.5 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 25 years.
Colorado vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Colorado's.
Official Websites
Colorado official website · Western Australia official website
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