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Colorado vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 3.4 times (245%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 3.5 times (250%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 2.2 times (118%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 3.2 times (222%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 877 feet higher than Mount Elbert.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- Colorado's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Colorado's population density is 3.6 times (264%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Denver's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 5 years.
Colorado vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 1.8 times (78%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
Colorado official website · British Columbia official website
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