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Kansas vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 11.9 times larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 11.9 times larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 7.7 times (668%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 3.2 times (221%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 58 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Western Australia's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Kansas and Western Australia have about the same population.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Kansas' population density is 11.7 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 40 years.
Kansas vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Kansas'.
Official Websites
Kansas official website · Western Australia official website
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