Queensland is 30.2× the size of Grand Est
Queensland (state of Australia) covers about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²) and Grand Est (region of France) about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
- 57,400km²Grand Est
500 km
- Queensland
- Grand Est
What fits
- Grand Est fits inside Queensland about 30.2 times by area.
- Queensland is larger by 1,673,000 km² (646,000 mi²), which is 2,915% of the area of Grand Est.
- Measured in Belgiums: Queensland is about 56.4, Grand Est about 1.87.
How they differ
- Queensland also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 5.6 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Grand Est against 3.2 in Queensland: Grand Est is 29.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Queensland at 23°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Grand Est at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Queensland as 15.4× the size of Grand Est instead of 30.2×.
- Together Queensland and Grand Est cover 1,788,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 3.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,673,000 km², is about the size of Libya (1,624,000 km²).
- At Grand Est's density, Queensland would have 167.7 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Queensland's density, Grand Est would have 186,000 (it has 5.6 million).
- Grand Est's centre is 71.2° of latitude, about 7,920 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.
- Grand Est is the 5th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 9.0% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Grand Est lies about 71° of latitude (roughly 7,920 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 Grand Est about 10,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Queensland and Grand Est would cover 1,788,000 km², 96% of the size of Sudan.
- Together they have 11.2 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
Side by side
| Queensland | Grand Est | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² |
| Official area | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata | 57,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 8in Australia | 5th of 18in France |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 8in Australia | 6th of 18in France |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 97 per km² |
| Capital | Brisbane | Strasbourg |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 9°S | 47°N to 50°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 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Grand Est is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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