Queensland is 7.70× the size of Minnesota
Queensland (state of Australia) covers about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²) and Minnesota (state of the United States) about 225,000 km² (86,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
- 225,000km²Minnesota
500 km
- Queensland
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota fits inside Queensland about 7.70 times by area.
- Queensland is larger by 1,505,000 km² (581,000 mi²), which is 670% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Queensland is about 56.4, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- Queensland is larger, but Minnesota has the larger population: 5.7 million against 5.6 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 25 in Minnesota against 3.2 in Queensland: Minnesota is 7.82× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Queensland at 23°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Minnesota at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Queensland as 4.30× the size of Minnesota instead of 7.70×.
- Together Queensland and Minnesota cover 1,955,000 km², close to the size of Mexico (1,958,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,505,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, Queensland would have 43.9 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Queensland's density, Minnesota would have 730,000 (it has 5.7 million).
- Minnesota's centre is 68.8° of latitude, about 7,650 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.
- Minnesota is the 12th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Minnesota lies about 69° of latitude (roughly 7,650 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 Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Queensland and Minnesota would cover 1,955,000 km², about the same size as Mexico.
- Together they have 11.3 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
Side by side
| Queensland | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 8in Australia | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 8in Australia | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Brisbane | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 9°S | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. 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 225,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 225,000 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