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New Jersey vs Quebec Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 71.7 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 68.3 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 7.2 times (622%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 7.5 times (647%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mont d'Iberville is 3,622 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Jersey vs Quebec Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). New Jersey's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Quebec's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. New Jersey's population density is 75.5 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 5.6 times (456%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area: New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 4.6 times (365%) larger than Montreal CMA's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 80 years.
New Jersey vs Quebec Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (78%) 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.