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Kentucky vs Quebec Geography
Land area: Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 13.3 times larger than Kentucky's.
Total area: Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 14.7 times larger than Kentucky's.
Length: Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 4.8 times (375%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width: Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 2.3 times (130%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point: Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mont d'Iberville is 1,286 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point: Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Quebec's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Quebec Population and History
Population: Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). Quebec's population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density: Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. Kentucky's population density is 6.8 times (580%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Louisville's.
Largest metro area: Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Montreal CMA's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History: Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 75 years.
Kentucky vs Quebec Economy
GDP: Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. Quebec's economic output is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita: Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) 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.