Queensland is 1.11× the size of Amazonas
Queensland (state of Australia) covers about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²) and Amazonas (state of Brazil) about 1,565,000 km² (604,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
- 1,565,000km²Amazonas
500 km
- Queensland
- Amazonas
What fits
- Amazonas is 90% of the size of Queensland.
- Queensland is larger by 165,000 km² (63,600 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Amazonas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Queensland is about 56.4, Amazonas about 51.0.
How they differ
- Queensland also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 3.9 million, 1.43× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3.2 in Queensland against 2.5 in Amazonas: Queensland is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Queensland at 23°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Amazonas at 4°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Queensland as 1.29× the size of Amazonas instead of 1.11×.
- Together Queensland and Amazonas cover 3,296,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 4.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 165,000 km², is about the size of Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- At Amazonas's density, Queensland would have 4.4 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Queensland's density, Amazonas would have 5.1 million (it has 3.9 million).
- Amazonas's centre is 18.3° of latitude, about 2,040 km, farther north than Queensland's.
- Queensland is the 2nd largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 22% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Amazonas is the largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 18% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Amazonas lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,040 km) north of Queensland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Queensland would have about 307,920 m² and each person in Amazonas about 397,150 m².
- Laid side by side, Queensland and Amazonas would cover 3,296,000 km², 1.05× the size of India.
- Together they have 9.6 million people, about as many people as Hungary.
Side by side
| Queensland | Amazonas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² | 1,565,000 km²604,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata | 1,559,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 8in Australia | 1st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 3.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 8in Australia | 14th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 2.5 per km² |
| Capital | Brisbane | Manaus |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 9°S | 10°S to 2°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,730,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,730,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,559,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,565,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12