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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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