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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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