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New Jersey vs Queensland Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 90.9 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 76.6 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 8.3 times (727%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 9.9 times (886%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 3,487 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey'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.
New Jersey vs Queensland Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). New Jersey's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. New Jersey's population density is 152.0 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 7.0 times (604%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 114 years.
New Jersey vs Queensland Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 2.4 times (145%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (47%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
New Jersey official website · Queensland official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.