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Alberta vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Alberta's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Alberta's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 1.5 times (51%) longer than Alberta's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 1.8 times (77%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Columbia is 6,873 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Quebec's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Alberta's population density is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Calgary's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 2.9 times (190%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- 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 38 years.
Alberta vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Quebec official website
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