Australia is a country located in the Oceania continent, whereas North America is one of the continents of the world. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Australia and North America regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Australia bigger than North America?
The total area of Australia is 7,692,024 sq km, and the total area of North America is 24,709,000 sq km. Australia is smaller than North America by 17,016,976 sq km. Australia is around 3.21 times smaller than North America.
Area of Australia: 2,969,907 sq mi ( 7,692,024 km2 )
Area of North America: 9,540,000 sq mi ( 24,709,000 km2 )
Population
According to the Worldometer data, the total population of Australia as of 9th July 2021 is estimated to be around 25,804,397.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of North America as of 9th July 2021, is 371,185,315.
Here is some more data comparison between Australia and North America.
Official Languages
Australia: None at the federal level but English is the national language of Australia.
North America: Mainly English
Australia Timezone:
UTC + 8, +9.5, +10
Summer (DST):
UTC + 8, +9.5, +10, +10.5, +11
(Australia has various timezones, also in Daylight Saving Time).
North America Timezone:
UTC – 10 to UTC
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Australia:
25° 0′ 0″ S, 133° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of North America:
54.5260° N, 105.2551° W
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