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Kentucky vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 16.9 times larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 16.5 times larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 5.4 times (444%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 3.0 times (204%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 1,151 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Queensland's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Queensland's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Kentucky's population density is 13.7 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 109 years.
Kentucky vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Kentucky official website · Queensland official website
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