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Wisconsin vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 12.3 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area: Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 10.2 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Length: Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 3.8 times (280%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width: Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 3.9 times (294%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point: Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 3,339 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Queensland's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Wisconsin's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density: Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Wisconsin's population density is 12.9 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 53 years.
Wisconsin vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Wisconsin's economic output is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) 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.