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British Columbia vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 1.9 times (87%) larger than British Columbia's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 1.8 times (83%) larger than British Columbia's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 1.4 times (37%) longer than British Columbia's.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- British Columbia and Queensland have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 10,014 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
British Columbia vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- British Columbia and Queensland have about the same population.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- British Columbia's population density is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 30 years.
British Columbia vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 1.1 times (10%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Queensland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
British Columbia official website · Queensland official website
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