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New Zealand vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- New Zealand has a land area of 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 6.5 times (554%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 6.4 times (544%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 1.2 times (18%) longer than New Zealand's.
Width
- New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 1.3 times (31%) wider than New Zealand's.
Highest point
- New Zealand's highest point is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 6,933 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- New Zealand's lowest point is Taieri Plains at -7 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
New Zealand vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- New Zealand has a population of 5,357,300 (2026), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Queensland's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- New Zealand: 52.5 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 6.2 times (518%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- New Zealand's largest metropolitan area is Auckland Region (1,715,600 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Queensland is the older of the two by 6 years.
New Zealand vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- New Zealand's GDP is $264.1 billion (2025) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 1.3 times (31%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- New Zealand: $49,591 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Queensland's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
New Zealand official website · Queensland official website
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