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Connecticut vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 201.5 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 176.0 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 21.8 times longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 12.4 times wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 1,722 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Connecticut's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Connecticut's population density is 244.8 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 113 years.
Connecticut vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Connecticut's economic output is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Connecticut and Western Australia have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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