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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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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.