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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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