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Mississippi vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 11.2 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 12.3 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 3.6 times (262%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.8 times (183%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 4,615 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 3.1 times (207%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Mississippi's population density is 3.7 times (267%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 12.5 times larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 3.2 times (220%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 50 years.
Mississippi vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 2.8 times (185%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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