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Ireland vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Ireland has a land area of 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 36.7 times larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 36.0 times larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Ireland is 287 miles (462 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 5.5 times (454%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 6.7 times (573%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ireland's highest point is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 692 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Ireland'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.
Ireland vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Ireland has a population of 5,525,600 (2026), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Ireland's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Ireland: 207.8 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Ireland's population density is 67.0 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Ireland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 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 21 years.
Ireland vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Ireland's GDP is $721.7 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 2.4 times (137%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Ireland: $131,593 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Western Australia's.
Official Websites
Ireland official website · Western Australia official website
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