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Manitoba vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Manitoba has a land area of 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 4.6 times (357%) larger than Manitoba's.
Total area
- Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Manitoba's.
Length
- Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 2.1 times (107%) longer than Manitoba's.
Width
- Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 2.5 times (149%) wider than Manitoba's.
Highest point
- Manitoba's highest point is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 1,368 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point
- Manitoba's lowest point is Hudson Bay at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Manitoba vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Manitoba has a population of 1,505,117 (2026), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Western Australia's population is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Manitoba: 7.0 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Manitoba's population density is 2.3 times (126%) higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Manitoba's largest metropolitan area is Winnipeg CMA (834,678 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Manitoba is the older of the two by 31 years.
Manitoba vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Manitoba's GDP is $70.2 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 4.3 times (334%) larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Manitoba: $47,034 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (112%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
Manitoba official website · Western Australia official website
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