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Hawaii vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 104.0 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 60.9 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 4.2 times (320%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 3.3 times (230%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mauna Kea is 8,510 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Queensland's population is 3.9 times (294%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Hawaii's population density is 26.5 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 2.8 times (184%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Queensland is the older of the two by 58 years.
Hawaii vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · Queensland official website
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