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North Carolina vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 20.1 times larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 18.1 times larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 6.2 times (516%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 2.6 times (164%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 2,576 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- North Carolina's population is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- North Carolina's population density is 73.3 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 112 years.
North Carolina vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 2.8 times (177%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than North Carolina's.
Official Websites
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