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Iowa vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 6.4 times (540%) larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 6.5 times (548%) larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 4.7 times (371%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 3.7 times (272%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 13,630 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 1.7 times (75%) larger than Iowa's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Iowa's population density is 3.7 times (267%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 3.1 times (211%) larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 25 years.
Iowa vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Iowa's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (48%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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