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Ireland vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Ireland has a land area of 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 25.1 times larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 24.6 times larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Ireland is 287 miles (462 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 4.9 times (387%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 6.7 times (566%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ireland's highest point is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 1,879 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Ireland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Ireland vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Ireland has a population of 5,525,600 (2026), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Ireland and Queensland have about the same population.
Population density
- Ireland: 207.8 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Ireland's population density is 24.4 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Ireland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Queensland is the older of the two by 21 years.
Ireland vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Ireland's GDP is $721.7 billion (2025) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Ireland: $131,593 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (117%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Ireland official website · Queensland official website
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