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Minnesota vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 12.3 times larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 11.2 times larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 3.9 times (290%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 3.6 times (257%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Mount Meharry is 1,806 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet. Western Australia's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Minnesota's population is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Minnesota's population density is 23.5 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 43 years.
Minnesota vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Minnesota's economic output is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Minnesota's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.