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Colorado vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 5.7 times (472%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 2.6 times (161%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.5 times (149%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Elbert is 9,002 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Quebec's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Colorado's population density is 3.4 times (236%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 9 years.
Colorado vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (87%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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