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Kansas vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 8.2 times (717%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 8.1 times (712%) larger than Kansas'.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 6.8 times (575%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 3.2 times (217%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 1,245 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Queensland's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Queensland's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Kansas' population density is 4.3 times (327%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Greater Brisbane's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 40 years.
Kansas vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Queensland's economic output is 1.5 times (50%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
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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.