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Oregon vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 10.2 times larger than Oregon's.
Total area
- Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 9.9 times (892%) larger than Oregon's.
Length
- Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 3.5 times (251%) longer than Oregon's.
Width
- Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 2.9 times (189%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point
- Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Hood is 7,134 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Oregon's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Oregon's population density is 14.4 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area and Greater Perth have about the same population.
History
- Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 42 years.
Oregon vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Oregon's economic output is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Oregon's.
Official Websites
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