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Pennsylvania vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 14.9 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 14.5 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 4.9 times (392%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 4.1 times (314%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 2,075 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Pennsylvania's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 34.4 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 114 years.
Pennsylvania vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 2.9 times (192%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
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