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Delaware vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 500.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 392.0 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 16.2 times longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 13.4 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Mount Meharry is 3,648 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Western Australia's population is 2.9 times (191%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Delaware's population density is 174.2 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 114 years.
Delaware vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Western Australia's economic output is 2.7 times (174%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Western Australia'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.