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Mississippi vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 14.2 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 13.8 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 4.1 times (315%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 3.7 times (274%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 4,480 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Queensland's population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Mississippi's population density is 7.4 times (638%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 84 years.
Mississippi vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Queensland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Mississippi's.
Official Websites
Mississippi official website · Queensland official website
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