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Maryland vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 100.5 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 78.6 times larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 6.9 times (588%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 5.3 times (429%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 736 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland'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.
Maryland vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Maryland's population is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Maryland's population density is 208.1 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 113 years.
Maryland vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Maryland's.
Official Websites
Maryland official website · Western Australia official website
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