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British Columbia vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 2.5 times (147%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador have about the same north-south length.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 1.6 times (56%) wider than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 9,879 feet higher than Mount Caubvick.
Lowest point
- British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
British Columbia vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 10.3 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- British Columbia's population density is 4.2 times (316%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- Vancouver's population is 6.0 times (499%) larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 12.4 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 78 years.
British Columbia vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 10.2 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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