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New York vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). British Columbia's land area is 7.6 times (658%) larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 6.7 times (569%) larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 3.3 times (226%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 3.0 times (200%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Mount Fairweather is 9,964 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). New York's population is 3.5 times (251%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. New York's population density is 26.7 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248. New York's population is 12.8 times larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area: New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 7.5 times (655%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 83 years.
New York vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. New York's economic output is 7.4 times (641%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. New York's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (112%) 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.