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Tennessee vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 23.7 times larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 23.2 times larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 8.3 times (732%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 2.6 times (159%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 2,526 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Western Australia's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Tennessee's population is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- Tennessee's population density is 56.5 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 105 years.
Tennessee vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Tennessee's.
Official Websites
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