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British Columbia vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 2.0 times (95%) larger than Yukon's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Yukon's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 1.5 times (52%) longer than Yukon's.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 1.5 times (50%) wider than Yukon's.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 4,252 feet higher than Mount Fairweather.
Lowest point
- British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
British Columbia vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- British Columbia's population is 118.9 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- British Columbia's population density is 52.7 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Vancouver's population is 23.5 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 82.8 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 27 years.
British Columbia vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 97.9 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
British Columbia official website · Yukon official website
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