Queensland is 1.15× the size of Quebec
Queensland (state of Australia) covers about 1,730,000 km² (668,000 mi²) and Quebec (province of Canada) about 1,506,000 km² (581,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,730,000km²Queensland
- 1,506,000km²Quebec
500 km
- Queensland
- Quebec
What fits
- Quebec is 87% of the size of Queensland.
- Queensland is larger by 225,000 km² (86,700 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Quebec.
- Measured in Belgiums: Queensland is about 56.4, Quebec about 49.1.
How they differ
- Queensland is larger, but Quebec has the larger population: 8.5 million against 5.6 million, 1.51× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 5.6 in Quebec against 3.2 in Queensland: Quebec is 1.74× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Quebec looks larger than Queensland: Queensland at 23°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Quebec at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Quebec as 2.05× the size of Queensland, when Queensland is 1.15× the size of Quebec.
- Together Queensland and Quebec cover 3,236,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 2.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 225,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
- At Quebec's density, Queensland would have 9.8 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Queensland's density, Quebec would have 4.9 million (it has 8.5 million).
- Quebec's centre is 75.5° of latitude, about 8,400 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.
- Quebec is the 2nd largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 15% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Quebec lies about 76° of latitude (roughly 8,400 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 Quebec about 177,080 m².
- Laid side by side, Queensland and Quebec would cover 3,236,000 km², about the same size as India.
- Together they have 14.1 million people, about as many people as Benin.
Side by side
| Queensland | Quebec | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 1,730,000 km²668,000 mi² | 1,506,000 km²581,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,730,000 km²Wikidata | 1,542,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 8in Australia | 2nd of 13in Canada |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 8in Australia | 2nd of 13in Canada |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 5.6 per km² |
| Capital | Brisbane | Quebec City |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 9°S | 45°N to 63°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021. 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 1,506,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,542,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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