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Scotland vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Scotland has a land area of 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 32.4 times larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 32.4 times larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Scotland is 440 miles (708 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 3.6 times (261%) longer than Scotland's.
Width
- Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 4.1 times (311%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Scotland's highest point is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Ben Nevis is 315 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Scotland'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.
Scotland vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Scotland has a population of 5,480,000 (2022), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Scotland's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Scotland: 182.1 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Scotland's population density is 58.7 times higher than Western Australia's.
History
- Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 1,058 years.
Scotland vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Scotland's GDP is $191.7 billion (2022) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Scotland: $34,973 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 2.8 times (184%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
Scotland official website · Western Australia official website
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