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Italy vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 8.6 times (759%) larger than Italy's.
Total area
- Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 8.4 times (739%) larger than Italy's.
Length
- Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 2.2 times (117%) longer than Italy's.
Width
- Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 1.9 times (85%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point
- Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 11,680 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Italy vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Italy's population is 19.3 times larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Italy's population density is 167.4 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Italy's largest metropolitan area is Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 40 years.
Italy vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 8.4 times (738%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Italy: $43,309 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (130%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
Italy official website · Western Australia official website
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