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Texas vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Texas'.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Texas'.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than Texas'.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 1.6 times (64%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 3,445 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Texas' population is 5.5 times (450%) larger than Queensland's.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Texas' population density is 14.1 times higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Greater Brisbane's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 56 years.
Texas vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 8.0 times (701%) larger than Queensland's.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
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