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Arkansas vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 6.9 times (587%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 6.9 times (586%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 4.2 times (319%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 4.5 times (346%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 12,547 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Arkansas' population density is 3.8 times (276%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 3.2 times (223%) larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 35 years.
Arkansas vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Arkansas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
Arkansas official website · British Columbia official website
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