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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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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.