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Queensland vs Wales Geography
Land area: Queensland has a land area of 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²). Queensland's land area is 83.3 times larger than Wales'.
Total area: Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 83.3 times larger than Wales'.
Length: Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km). Queensland's north-south length is 9.4 times (838%) longer than Wales'.
Width: Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km). Queensland's east-west width is 11.5 times wider than Wales'.
Highest point: Queensland's highest point is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 1,725 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point: Queensland's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Queensland vs Wales Population and History
Population: Queensland has a population of 5,692,642 (2025), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022). Queensland's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Wales'.
Population density: Queensland: 8.5 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0. Wales' population density is 45.5 times higher than Queensland's.
History: Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536. In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 365 years.
Queensland vs Wales Economy
GDP: Queensland's GDP is $345.6 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion. Queensland's economic output is 3.9 times (286%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita: Queensland: $60,710 per person vs Wales: $28,606. Queensland's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (112%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Queensland official website · Wales official website
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All Queensland size comparisons · All Wales size comparisons
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.