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Washington vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 7.9 times (693%) larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 8.4 times (735%) larger than Washington's.
Length
- Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 5.1 times (413%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.4 times (141%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Rainier is 8,989 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Washington vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Washington's.
Population density
- Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Washington's population density is 7.0 times (601%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Seattle's.
Largest metro area
- Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area and Montreal CMA have about the same population.
History
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 22 years.
Washington vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita
- Washington: $107,564 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (115%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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