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Queensland vs Spain Geography
Land area: Queensland has a land area of 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²). Queensland's land area is 3.5 times (247%) larger than Spain's.
Total area: Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 3.4 times (242%) larger than Spain's.
Length: Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km). Queensland's north-south length is 2.6 times (156%) longer than Spain's.
Width: Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km). Queensland's east-west width is 1.8 times (82%) wider than Spain's.
Highest point: Queensland's highest point is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m). Teide (Tenerife) is 6,903 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point: Queensland's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Queensland vs Spain Population and History
Population: Queensland has a population of 5,692,642 (2025), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026). Spain's population is 8.7 times (775%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density: Queensland: 8.5 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5. Spain's population density is 30.4 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Queensland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Brisbane (2,833,524 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000). Madrid's population is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978. In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 422 years.
Queensland vs Spain Economy
GDP: Queensland's GDP is $345.6 billion (2025) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion. Spain's economic output is 5.5 times (452%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: Queensland: $60,710 per person vs Spain: $38,627. Queensland's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
Queensland official website · Spain 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.