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Hawaii vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 151.9 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 88.9 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 4.8 times (377%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 3.3 times (233%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mauna Kea is 9,697 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Hawaii'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.
Hawaii vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Western Australia's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Hawaii's population density is 72.6 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th 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.
Hawaii vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Hawaii's.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · Western Australia official website
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