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New Hampshire vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 109.0 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area: New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 104.4 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length: New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 8.8 times (783%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width: New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 13.5 times wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Mount Washington is 2,179 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: New Hampshire'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.
New Hampshire vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Western Australia's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density: New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. New Hampshire's population density is 50.8 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 113 years.
New Hampshire vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Western Australia's economic output is 2.6 times (155%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita: New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than New Hampshire'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.