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Texas vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Texas'.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Texas'.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than Texas'.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 1.6 times (64%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Guadalupe Peak is 3,445 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Texas' population is 5.5 times (450%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Texas' population density is 14.1 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 56 years.
Texas vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Texas' economic output is 8.0 times (701%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) 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.