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Rhode Island vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 943.6 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 631.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 26.1 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 30.6 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 3,287 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island'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.
Rhode Island vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Western Australia's population is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Rhode Island's population density is 347.0 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 111 years.
Rhode Island vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 3.8 times (279%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Official Websites
Rhode Island official website · Western Australia official website
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