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Tennessee vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 16.2 times larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 15.9 times larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 7.3 times (632%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 2.6 times (156%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 1,339 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Queensland's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Tennessee's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Tennessee's population density is 20.6 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 105 years.
Tennessee vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Tennessee official website · Queensland official website
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