Queensland is 4.53× the size of Norway
Queensland (state of Australia) covers about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²) and Norway (Europe) about 382,000 km² (147,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
- 382,000km²Norway
500 km
- Queensland
- Norway
What fits
- Norway fits inside Queensland about 4.53 times by area.
- Queensland is larger by 1,348,000 km² (521,000 mi²), which is 353% of the area of Norway.
- Measured in Belgiums: Queensland is about 56.4, Norway about 12.5.
How they differ
- Queensland is larger, but Norway has the larger population: 5.6 million against 5.6 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 15 in Norway against 3.2 in Queensland: Norway is 4.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,100 km apart.
- On a standard web map Norway looks larger than Queensland: Queensland at 23°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Norway at 66°N about 6.2×, so the map shows Norway as 1.18× the size of Queensland, when Queensland is 4.53× the size of Norway.
- Together Queensland and Norway cover 2,112,000 km², close to the size of Greenland (2,154,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,348,000 km², is about the size of Peru (1,290,000 km²).
- At Norway's density, Queensland would have 25.5 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Queensland's density, Norway would have 1.2 million (it has 5.6 million).
- Norway's centre is 88.9° of latitude, about 9,890 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.
- Norway ranks 63rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Norway lies about 89° of latitude (roughly 9,890 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 Norway about 67,890 m².
- Laid side by side, Queensland and Norway would cover 2,112,000 km², about the same size as Greenland.
- Together they have 11.2 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 | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² | 382,000 km²147,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata | 385,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 8in Australia | 62nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 8in Australia | 117th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Capital | Brisbane | Oslo |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 9°S | 58°N to 81°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2026. 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 385,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 382,000 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