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New York vs Queensland Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 14.2 times larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 12.2 times larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 4.5 times (348%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 3.1 times (207%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Marcy is 50 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point: New York'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 York vs Queensland Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). New York's population is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. New York's population density is 49.6 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 113 years.
New York vs Queensland Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. New York's economic output is 6.7 times (572%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. New York's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (93%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
New York 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.