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Michigan vs Quebec Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 9.3 times (831%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 6.2 times (516%) larger than Michigan's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 2.5 times (150%) longer than Michigan's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 2.1 times (113%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mont d'Iberville is 3,406 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Quebec's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Quebec Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). Michigan's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Quebec's.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. Michigan's population density is 10.5 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area and Montreal CMA have about the same population.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 30 years.
Michigan vs Quebec Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. Michigan's economic output is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. Michigan's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · Quebec official website
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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.