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California vs Quebec Geography
Land area: California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 3.4 times (238%) larger than California's.
Total area: California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 3.6 times (264%) larger than California's.
Length: California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 1.6 times (60%) longer than California's.
Width: California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 1.4 times (36%) wider than California's.
Highest point: California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mount Whitney is 9,064 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point: California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Quebec Population and History
Population: California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). California's population is 4.4 times (336%) larger than Quebec's.
Population density: California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. California's population density is 14.8 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Los Angeles' population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Montreal's.
Largest metro area: California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Montreal CMA's.
History: California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, California is the older of the two by 17 years.
California vs Quebec Economy
GDP: California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. California's economic output is 9.0 times (799%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita: California: $102,662 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. California's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (105%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.