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California vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 4.3 times (329%) larger than California's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 4.1 times (308%) larger than California's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 1.8 times (84%) longer than California's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 1.8 times (80%) wider than California's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Whitney is 9,199 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- California's population is 6.9 times (593%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- California's population density is 29.8 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, California is the older of the two by 51 years.
California vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- California's economic output is 11.7 times larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- California's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
California official website · Queensland official website
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