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Western Australia vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- Western Australia has a land area of 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Yukon's.
Total area
- Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 5.2 times (424%) larger than Yukon's.
Length
- Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 2.4 times (138%) longer than Yukon's.
Width
- Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 1.5 times (55%) wider than Yukon's.
Highest point
- Western Australia's highest point is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 15,453 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point
- Western Australia's lowest point is Indian Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Western Australia vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- Western Australia has a population of 3,061,672 (2025), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- Western Australia's population is 64.3 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- Western Australia: 3.1 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- Western Australia's population density is 10.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Largest metro area
- Western Australia's largest metropolitan area is Greater Perth (2,452,765 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Greater Perth's population is 76.9 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Yukon is the older of the two by 3 years.
Western Australia vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- Western Australia's GDP is $304.6 billion (2025) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 95.2 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- Western Australia: $99,488 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Yukon's.
Official Websites
Western Australia official website · Yukon official website
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