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British Columbia vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than British Columbia's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than British Columbia's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 1.2 times (20%) longer than British Columbia's.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Quebec's.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 9,879 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- British Columbia'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.
British Columbia vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Quebec's population density is 1.1 times (8%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- 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 4 years.
British Columbia vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 1.4 times (44%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- British Columbia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
British Columbia official website · Quebec official website
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