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Queensland vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Queensland has a land area of 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 83.3 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 83.3 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 9.4 times (838%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 11.5 times wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Queensland's highest point is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mount Bartle Frere is 1,725 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Queensland's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Queensland vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Queensland has a population of 5,692,642 (2025), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Queensland's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Queensland: 8.5 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 45.5 times higher than Queensland's.
History
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 365 years.
Queensland vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Queensland's GDP is $345.6 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 3.9 times (286%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Queensland: $60,710 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Queensland's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (112%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Queensland official website · Wales official website
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