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Queensland vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- Queensland has a land area of 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 7.2 times (615%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Total area
- Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 7.1 times (610%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Length
- Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 1.9 times (87%) longer than United Kingdom's.
Width
- Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 3.0 times (197%) wider than United Kingdom's.
Highest point
- Queensland's highest point is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m); United Kingdom'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; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Queensland vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- Queensland has a population of 5,692,642 (2025), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- United Kingdom's population is 12.2 times larger than Queensland's.
Population density
- Queensland: 8.5 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 87.5 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Queensland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Brisbane (2,833,524 people) vs United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 3.7 times (268%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- In its current form, United Kingdom is the older of the two by 100 years.
Queensland vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- Queensland's GDP is $345.6 billion (2025) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 11.6 times larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Queensland: $60,710 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- Queensland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
Queensland official website · United Kingdom official website
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