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North Carolina vs Queensland Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 13.7 times larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 12.4 times larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 5.4 times (442%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 2.6 times (161%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Mitchell is 1,389 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point: North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs Queensland Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). North Carolina's population is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. North Carolina's population density is 26.7 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area and Greater Brisbane have about the same population.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 112 years.
North Carolina vs Queensland Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
North Carolina official website · Queensland official website
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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.