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British Columbia vs Saskatchewan Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Saskatchewan has 228,445 square miles (591,670 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Saskatchewan: 251,366 square miles (651,036 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 1.5 times (45%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Saskatchewan is 796 miles (1,282 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 1.3 times (28%) longer than Saskatchewan's.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Saskatchewan spans 391 miles (630 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 3.2 times (218%) wider than Saskatchewan's.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Saskatchewan's is Cypress Hills at 4,567 feet (1,392 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 10,732 feet higher than Cypress Hills.
Lowest point
- British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Saskatchewan's is Lake Athabasca at 699 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 699 feet lower.
British Columbia vs Saskatchewan Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Saskatchewan has 1,265,936 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 4.5 times (347%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Saskatchewan: 5.5.
- British Columbia's population density is 2.9 times (187%) higher than Saskatchewan's.
Biggest city
- British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Saskatchewan's is Saskatoon with 266,141.
- Vancouver's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Saskatoon's.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Saskatchewan's Saskatoon CMA (317,480).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 8.3 times (732%) larger than Saskatoon CMA's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- Saskatchewan: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 34 years.
British Columbia vs Saskatchewan Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Saskatchewan's $82.4 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 3.8 times (280%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Saskatchewan: $66,019.
- Saskatchewan's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
British Columbia official website · Saskatchewan official website
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