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Minnesota vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 8.4 times (739%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 7.7 times (669%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 3.4 times (243%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 3.5 times (253%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 2,993 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Queensland's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Minnesota and Queensland have about the same population.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Minnesota's population density is 8.6 times (755%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 43 years.
Minnesota vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Minnesota official website · Queensland official website
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