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Michigan vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 17.2 times larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 10.1 times larger than Michigan's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 3.3 times (225%) longer than Michigan's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 2.8 times (184%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 2,084 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Western Australia's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Michigan's population is 3.3 times (231%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Michigan's population density is 57.8 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 64 years.
Michigan vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Michigan's.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · Western Australia official website
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