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British Columbia vs Yukon Geography
Land area: British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). British Columbia's land area is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Yukon's.
Total area: British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Yukon's.
Length: British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 1.5 times (52%) longer than Yukon's.
Width: British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 1.5 times (50%) wider than Yukon's.
Highest point: British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 4,252 feet higher than Mount Fairweather.
Lowest point: British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
British Columbia vs Yukon Population and History
Population: British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). British Columbia's population is 118.9 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. British Columbia's population density is 52.7 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Vancouver's population is 23.5 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Vancouver CMA's population is 82.8 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 27 years.
British Columbia vs Yukon Economy
GDP: British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. British Columbia's economic output is 97.9 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
British Columbia official website · Yukon official website
More Size Comparisons
All British Columbia size comparisons · All Yukon size comparisons
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.