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Maine vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 31.6 times larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 27.6 times larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 5.1 times (411%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 6.3 times (533%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 1,155 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Maine'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.
Maine vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Western Australia's population is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Maine's population density is 14.7 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 4.3 times (329%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 81 years.
Maine vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Maine's.
Official Websites
Maine official website · Western Australia official website
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