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Georgia vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 6.2 times (519%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 6.1 times (514%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 3.1 times (212%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 3.6 times (263%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 10,521 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia'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.
Georgia vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- Georgia's population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Georgia's population density is 12.3 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 2.4 times (143%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 83 years.
Georgia vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 2.8 times (181%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
Georgia official website · British Columbia official website
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