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United States vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). United States' land area is 9.9 times (889%) larger than British Columbia's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 10.4 times larger than British Columbia's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km). United States' north-south length is 3.6 times (257%) longer than British Columbia's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). United States' east-west width is 3.9 times (287%) wider than British Columbia's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Denali is 5,009 feet higher than Mount Fairweather.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). United States' population is 60.1 times larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. United States' population density is 6.1 times (509%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: United States'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: United States'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: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 95 years.
United States vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. United States' economic output is 98.2 times larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. United States' GDP per capita is 1.6 times (62%) 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.