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Kentucky vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 13.3 times larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 14.7 times larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 4.8 times (375%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.3 times (130%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 1,286 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Quebec's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Kentucky's population density is 6.8 times (580%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 2.8 times (175%) larger than Louisville's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 75 years.
Kentucky vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 1.5 times (52%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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