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Delaware vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 183.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 146.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 10.4 times longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 13.0 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 14,849 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 5.4 times (438%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Delaware's population density is 34.2 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 9.1 times (805%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area
- Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 84 years.
Delaware vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (91%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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