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Missouri vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 9.7 times (872%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 9.6 times (859%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 4.3 times (326%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 2.9 times (191%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 3,514 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Queensland's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Missouri's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Missouri's population density is 10.7 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area and Greater Brisbane have about the same population.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 80 years.
Missouri vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Missouri official website · Queensland official website
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