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Colorado vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 6.4 times (545%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 6.4 times (542%) larger than Colorado's.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 3.0 times (199%) longer than Colorado's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 3.3 times (229%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Elbert is 9,137 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Queensland's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Colorado and Queensland have about the same population.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Colorado's population density is 6.8 times (576%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 25 years.
Colorado vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Colorado's economic output is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (54%) 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.