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Russia vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Russia has a land area of 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Russia's land area is 6.5 times (548%) larger than Western Australia's.
Total area
- Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 6.8 times (577%) larger than Western Australia's.
Length
- Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 1.9 times (87%) longer than Western Australia's.
Width
- Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 3.0 times (200%) wider than Western Australia's.
Highest point
- Russia's highest point is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 14,412 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Russia's lowest point is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Russia vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Russia has a population of 146,028,325 (2025), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Russia's population is 47.7 times larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Russia: 23.1 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Russia's population density is 7.5 times (645%) higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Russia's largest metropolitan area is Moscow (14,524,753 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Moscow's population is 5.9 times (492%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Western Australia is the older of the two by 90 years.
Russia vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Russia's GDP is $2,561.3 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 8.4 times (741%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Russia: $17,547 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 5.7 times (467%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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