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Arkansas vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 12.9 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 12.6 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 5.8 times (475%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 4.6 times (356%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 2,533 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Queensland's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Queensland's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Arkansas' population density is 7.0 times (599%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Greater Brisbane's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 65 years.
Arkansas vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Queensland's economic output is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Arkansas and Queensland have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Arkansas 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.