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Maryland vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 68.8 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 53.9 times larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 6.1 times (505%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 5.2 times (423%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 1,923 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maryland vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Maryland's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Maryland's population density is 75.9 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.3 times (127%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 113 years.
Maryland vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Maryland official website · Queensland official website
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