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Louisiana vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 12.2 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 11.4 times larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 4.1 times (306%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.7 times (171%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 4,887 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Louisiana's population density is 6.2 times (522%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 4.9 times (386%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 4.4 times (344%) larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 55 years.
Louisiana vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Louisiana's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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