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Arkansas vs Quebec Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 10.1 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 11.2 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 5.0 times (402%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 3.5 times (245%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mont d'Iberville is 2,668 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Quebec's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Quebec Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). Quebec's population is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. Arkansas' population density is 3.5 times (247%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 8.6 times (761%) 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 Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Montreal CMA's population is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 31 years.
Arkansas vs Quebec Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. Quebec's economic output is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. Arkansas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) 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.