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Kentucky vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). British Columbia's land area is 9.0 times (805%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area: Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 9.0 times (803%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length: Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 4.0 times (296%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width: Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 3.0 times (198%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point: Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Mount Fairweather is 11,165 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point: Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. British Columbia's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). British Columbia's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density: Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. Kentucky's population density is 7.4 times (635%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248. Louisville and Vancouver have about the same population.
Largest metro area: Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825). Vancouver CMA's population is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History: Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 79 years.
Kentucky vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. British Columbia's economic output is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita: Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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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.