Queensland is 1.07× the size of Libya
Queensland (state of Australia) covers about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²) and Libya (Africa) about 1,624,000 km² (627,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
- 1,624,000km²Libya
500 km
- Queensland
- Libya
What fits
- Libya is 94% of the size of Queensland.
- Queensland is larger by 106,000 km² (41,100 mi²), which is 6.6% of the area of Libya.
- Measured in Belgiums: Queensland is about 56.4, Libya about 52.9.
How they differ
- Queensland is larger, but Libya has the larger population: 7.4 million against 5.6 million, 1.31× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 4.5 in Libya against 3.2 in Queensland: Libya is 1.40× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,600 km apart.
- On a standard web map Libya looks larger than Queensland: Queensland at 23°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Libya at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Libya as 1.01× the size of Queensland, when Queensland is 1.07× the size of Libya.
- Together Queensland and Libya cover 3,354,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 6.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 106,000 km², is about the size of Guatemala (109,000 km²).
- At Libya's density, Queensland would have 7.9 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Queensland's density, Libya would have 5.3 million (it has 7.4 million).
- Libya's centre is 49.5° of latitude, about 5,510 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.
- Libya ranks 18th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Libya lies about 50° of latitude (roughly 5,510 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 Libya about 219,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Queensland and Libya would cover 3,354,000 km², 1.06× the size of India.
- Together they have 13.0 million people, 1.03× as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Queensland would rank 17th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Queensland | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² | 1,624,000 km²627,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata | 1,760,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 8in Australia | 17th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 7.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 8in Australia | 104th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 4.5 per km² |
| Capital | Brisbane | Tripoli |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 9°S | 19°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024. 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%.
- Our measured 1,624,000 km² is 7.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,760,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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