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Queensland vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Queensland has a land area of 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Queensland's land area is 22.2 times larger than Scotland's.
Total area: Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 22.2 times larger than Scotland's.
Length: Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Queensland's north-south length is 3.2 times (218%) longer than Scotland's.
Width: Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Queensland's east-west width is 4.1 times (306%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: Queensland's highest point is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 872 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: Queensland's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Queensland vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Queensland has a population of 5,692,642 (2025), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Queensland and Scotland have about the same population.
Population density: Queensland: 8.5 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 21.4 times higher than Queensland's.
History: Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England. In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 1,058 years.
Queensland vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Queensland's GDP is $345.6 billion (2025) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Queensland's economic output is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita: Queensland: $60,710 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Queensland's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
Queensland official website · Scotland 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.