Queensland is 5.19× the size of Finland
Queensland (state of Australia) covers about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²) and Finland (Europe) about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
- 333,000km²Finland
500 km
- Queensland
- Finland
What fits
- Finland fits inside Queensland about 5.19 times by area.
- Queensland is larger by 1,397,000 km² (539,000 mi²), which is 419% of the area of Finland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Queensland is about 56.4, Finland about 10.9.
How they differ
- Queensland is larger, but Finland has the larger population: 5.7 million against 5.6 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Finland against 3.2 in Queensland: Finland is 5.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Queensland at 23°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Finland at 64°N about 5.3×, so the map shows Queensland as 1.15× the size of Finland instead of 5.19×.
- Together Queensland and Finland cover 2,063,000 km², close to the size of Greenland (2,154,000 km², 4.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,397,000 km², is about the size of Peru (1,290,000 km²).
- At Finland's density, Queensland would have 29.4 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Queensland's density, Finland would have 1.1 million (it has 5.7 million).
- Finland's centre is 86.8° of latitude, about 9,650 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.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Finland lies about 87° of latitude (roughly 9,650 km) north of Queensland, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Queensland would have about 307,920 m² and each person in Finland about 58,920 m².
- Laid side by side, Queensland and Finland would cover 2,063,000 km², 96% of the size of Greenland.
- Together they have 11.3 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
- Counted as a country, Queensland would rank 17th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Queensland | Finland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata | 338,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 8in Australia | 66th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 8in Australia | 116th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 17 per km² |
| Capital | Brisbane | Helsinki |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 9°S | 60°N to 70°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2025. 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 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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