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Massachusetts vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 85.7 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 63.3 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 11.4 times longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 6.9 times (588%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 1,796 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Massachusetts' population is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Massachusetts' population density is 107.6 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 113 years.
Massachusetts vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.