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Massachusetts vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 67.6 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 56.4 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 9.9 times (893%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 5.2 times (421%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 1,931 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Massachusetts vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Massachusetts' population density is 53.5 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 2.6 times (162%) larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Montreal CMA's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 79 years.
Massachusetts vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.2 times (118%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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