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British Columbia vs Victoria Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Victoria has 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 4.1 times (307%) larger than Victoria's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Victoria: 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 4.2 times (315%) larger than Victoria's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Victoria is 466 miles (751 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 2.2 times (118%) longer than Victoria's.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Victoria spans 558 miles (897 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 2.2 times (123%) wider than Victoria's.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Victoria's is Mount Bogong at 6,516 feet (1,986 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 8,783 feet higher than Mount Bogong.
Lowest point
- British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Victoria's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
British Columbia vs Victoria Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Victoria has 7,104,349 (2025).
- Victoria's population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Victoria: 80.9.
- Victoria's population density is 5.1 times (412%) higher than British Columbia's.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Victoria's Greater Melbourne (5,435,590).
- Greater Melbourne's population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- Victoria: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1851.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 30 years.
British Columbia vs Victoria Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Victoria's $406.1 billion.
- Victoria's economic output is 1.3 times (30%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Victoria: $57,162.
- British Columbia and Victoria have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
British Columbia official website · Victoria official website
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