The map above shows Germany and Queensland side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Germany vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 5.0 times (396%) larger than Germany's.
Total area: Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 4.8 times (384%) larger than Germany's.
Length: Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 2.6 times (163%) longer than Germany's.
Width: Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 3.2 times (220%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Zugspitze is 4,433 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point: Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Germany vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Germany's population is 14.7 times larger than Queensland's.
Population density: Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Germany's population density is 72.9 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 30 years.
Germany vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Germany's economic output is 14.6 times larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: Germany: $60,496 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Germany and Queensland have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Germany 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.