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Virginia vs South Australia Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while South Australia has 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²).
- South Australia's land area is 9.6 times (863%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs South Australia: 380,048 square miles (984,321 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Australia's total area is 8.9 times (788%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; South Australia is 1,078 miles (1,735 km).
- South Australia's north-south length is 4.8 times (383%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; South Australia spans 825 miles (1,328 km).
- South Australia's east-west width is 1.8 times (77%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); South Australia's is Mount Woodroffe at 4,708 feet (1,435 m).
- Mount Rogers is 1,021 feet higher than Mount Woodroffe.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; South Australia's is Lake Eyre at -49 feet.
- South Australia's lowest point is 49 feet lower.
Virginia vs South Australia Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while South Australia has 1,908,182 (2025).
- Virginia's population is 4.6 times (362%) larger than South Australia's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs South Australia: 5.0.
- Virginia's population density is 44.6 times higher than South Australia's.
Largest metro area
- Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs South Australia's Greater Adelaide (1,491,015).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Greater Adelaide's.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- South Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1836.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 113 years.
Virginia vs South Australia Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs South Australia's $100.2 billion.
- Virginia's economic output is 7.6 times (660%) larger than South Australia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs South Australia: $52,511.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (65%) higher than South Australia's.
Official Websites
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