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Delaware vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 342.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 268.5 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 14.3 times longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 13.3 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 4,835 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Queensland's population is 5.4 times (441%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Delaware's population density is 63.5 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 114 years.
Delaware vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Queensland's economic output is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Delaware 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.