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Connecticut vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 138.0 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 120.5 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 19.2 times longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 12.2 times wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 2,909 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Connecticut vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Queensland's population is 1.5 times (55%) larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Connecticut's population density is 89.3 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 113 years.
Connecticut vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Connecticut and Queensland have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Connecticut official website · Queensland official website
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