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Massachusetts vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). British Columbia's land area is 45.8 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 34.6 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 8.3 times (727%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 6.7 times (573%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Mount Fairweather is 11,810 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). Massachusetts' population is 1.3 times (26%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. Massachusetts' population density is 57.9 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248. Boston and Vancouver have about the same population.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.9 times (90%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 83 years.
Massachusetts vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 2.5 times (148%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.0 times (97%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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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.