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United States vs Queensland Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). United States' land area is 5.3 times (429%) larger than Queensland's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 5.7 times (469%) larger than Queensland's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). United States' north-south length is 2.6 times (160%) longer than Queensland's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). United States' east-west width is 3.8 times (279%) wider than Queensland's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Denali is 15,023 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Queensland Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). United States' population is 59.7 times larger than Queensland's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. United States' population density is 11.3 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 7.0 times (604%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 125 years.
United States vs Queensland Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. United States' economic output is 89.0 times larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. United States' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
United States 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.