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New York vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 20.7 times larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 17.9 times larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 5.1 times (410%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 3.1 times (210%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Marcy is 1,237 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- New York'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 York vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- New York's population is 6.5 times (549%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- New York's population density is 136.0 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 8.1 times (713%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 113 years.
New York vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- New York's economic output is 7.6 times (662%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Western Australia's.
Official Websites
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