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Queensland vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Queensland has a land area of 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 9.5 times (846%) larger than Queensland's.
Total area
- Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 9.9 times (888%) larger than Queensland's.
Length
- Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 2.1 times (112%) longer than Queensland's.
Width
- Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 3.0 times (203%) wider than Queensland's.
Highest point
- Queensland's highest point is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 13,225 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- Queensland's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Queensland vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Queensland has a population of 5,692,642 (2025), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 25.7 times larger than Queensland's.
Population density
- Queensland: 8.5 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Russia's population density is 2.7 times (172%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Queensland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Brisbane (2,833,524 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 5.1 times (413%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Queensland is the older of the two by 90 years.
Queensland vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Queensland's GDP is $345.6 billion (2025) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 7.4 times (641%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Queensland: $60,710 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Queensland's GDP per capita is 3.5 times (246%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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