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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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