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Iowa vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 12.0 times larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 11.9 times larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 6.5 times (547%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 3.8 times (280%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 3,616 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Queensland's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Queensland's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Iowa's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Iowa's population density is 6.8 times (582%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 2.8 times (183%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 55 years.
Iowa vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Iowa's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Iowa official website · Queensland official website
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