Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Western Australia is one of the states of the country of Australia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Western Australia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Western Australia?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Western Australia is 1,020,373 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than Western Australia by 357,105 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.54 times smaller than Western Australia.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Western Australia: 1,020,373 sq mi ( 2,642,753 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on Wikipedia, the total population of Western Australia as of September 2021, was estimated to be around 2,685,200.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Western Australia.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Western Australia is Perth.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Western Australia: English
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Western Australia: Western Australian
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Western Australia: AU-WA
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Western Australia as of 2019: 0.960
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Western Australia Time Zone:
UTC + 8 (Australian Western Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 8:45 (Australian Western Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Western Australia:
26° 0′ 0″ S, 121° 0′ 0″ E
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