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China vs Quebec Geography
Land area: China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). China's land area is 6.8 times (583%) larger than Quebec's.
Total area: China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 6.2 times (522%) larger than Quebec's.
Length: China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). China's north-south length is 2.1 times (109%) longer than Quebec's.
Width: China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). China's east-west width is 3.2 times (216%) wider than Quebec's.
Highest point: China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mount Everest is 23,612 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point: China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
China vs Quebec Population and History
Population: China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). China's population is 155.5 times larger than Quebec's.
Population density: China: 390.1 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. China's population density is 22.8 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: China's biggest city is Shanghai with 24,870,895 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Shanghai's population is 14.1 times larger than Montreal's.
Largest metro area: China's largest metropolitan area is Shanghai (29,558,908 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Shanghai's population is 6.9 times (589%) larger than Montreal CMA's.
History: China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 82 years.
China vs Quebec Economy
GDP: China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. China's economic output is 43.3 times larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita: China: $13,862 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. Quebec's GDP per capita is 3.6 times (261%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
China official website · Quebec official website
More Size Comparisons
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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.