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Rhode Island vs Queensland Geography
Land area: Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 646.2 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 432.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 22.9 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 30.3 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 4,474 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Rhode Island vs Queensland Population and History
Population: Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Queensland's population is 5.1 times (412%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density: Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. Rhode Island's population density is 126.6 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Greater Brisbane's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History: Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 111 years.
Rhode Island vs Queensland Economy
GDP: Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Queensland's economic output is 4.3 times (330%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita: Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Rhode Island official website · Queensland 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.