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Iowa vs Quebec Geography
Land area: Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 9.4 times (844%) larger than Iowa's.
Total area: Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 10.6 times larger than Iowa's.
Length: Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 5.7 times (465%) longer than Iowa's.
Width: Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 2.9 times (187%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point: Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mont d'Iberville is 3,751 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point: Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Quebec's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Quebec Population and History
Population: Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). Quebec's population is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Iowa's.
Population density: Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. Iowa's population density is 3.4 times (239%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 8.3 times (727%) larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area: Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Montreal CMA's population is 4.3 times (329%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History: Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 21 years.
Iowa vs Quebec Economy
GDP: Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. Quebec's economic output is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Iowa's.
GDP per capita: Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Quebec'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.