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Florida vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). British Columbia's land area is 6.7 times (566%) larger than Florida's.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 5.1 times (411%) larger than Florida's.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 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 (116%) longer than Florida's.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 2.3 times (128%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Mount Fairweather is 14,955 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida'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.
Florida vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). Florida's population is 4.1 times (313%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. Florida's population density is 27.6 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248. Jacksonville's population is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area: Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 26 years.
Florida vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. Florida's economic output is 5.5 times (451%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: Florida: $73,879 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. Florida's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than British Columbia's.
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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.