Australia vs. California: Size Comparison

Land Area

• Australia: 7,692,024 km² (2,969,907 sq mi)
• California: 423,970 km² (163,696 sq mi)

The Math

Australia is ~18.1 times larger than California.

Visualizing It

• You could fit 18 Californias inside Australia with room to spare
• Australia ≈ contiguous US (lower 48) in size
• California ≈ Japan or Germany in size

Population Contrast

• Australia: ~26.5 million (2024)
• California: ~39 million (2024)

California has 50% more people in 1/18th the land area.