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Alaska vs Quebec Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Alaska's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Quebec's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Quebec's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Alaska and Quebec have about the same north-south length.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Alaska's east-west width is 1.6 times (60%) wider than Quebec's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Denali is 14,815 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Quebec Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). Quebec's population is 12.2 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. Quebec's population density is 13.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 6.1 times (509%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area: Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Montreal CMA's population is 10.5 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 92 years.
Alaska vs Quebec Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. Quebec's economic output is 6.3 times (529%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (93%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
Alaska official website · Quebec official website
More Size Comparisons
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.