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New York vs Quebec Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 11.2 times larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 10.9 times larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 3.9 times (291%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 2.3 times (132%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mont d'Iberville is 85 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point: New York'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 York vs Quebec Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). New York's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Quebec's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. New York's population density is 24.7 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. New York's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Montreal's.
Largest metro area: New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 79 years.
New York vs Quebec Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. New York's economic output is 5.2 times (416%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. New York's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (133%) 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.