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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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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.