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Virginia vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 24.7 times larger than Virginia's.
Total area: Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 22.8 times larger than Virginia's.
Length: Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Western Australia's north-south length is 7.1 times (613%) longer than Virginia's.
Width: Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Western Australia's east-west width is 2.8 times (176%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point: Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Mount Rogers is 1,631 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: Virginia'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.
Virginia vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Virginia's population is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Virginia's population density is 72.0 times higher than Western 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 Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 113 years.
Virginia vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Virginia's economic output is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Virginia's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.