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Ohio vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). British Columbia's land area is 8.7 times (774%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area: Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 8.1 times (714%) larger than Ohio's.
Length: Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 3.5 times (249%) longer than Ohio's.
Width: Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 3.9 times (293%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point: Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Mount Fairweather is 13,752 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point: Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. British Columbia's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). Ohio's population is 2.1 times (110%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. Ohio's population density is 18.4 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248. Columbus' population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area: Ohio'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: Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 68 years.
Ohio vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. Ohio's economic output is 2.9 times (195%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: Ohio: $77,684 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) 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.