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Virginia vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 16.9 times larger than Virginia's.
Total area: Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 15.6 times larger than Virginia's.
Length: Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 6.3 times (527%) longer than Virginia's.
Width: Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 2.7 times (173%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point: Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Rogers is 444 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point: Virginia'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.
Virginia vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Virginia's population is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density: Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Virginia's population density is 26.3 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.3 times (127%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 113 years.
Virginia vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Virginia's economic output is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) 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.