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Missouri vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 5.2 times (423%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 3.1 times (210%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 2.8 times (185%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 13,528 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- Missouri's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Missouri's population density is 5.7 times (475%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 50 years.
Missouri vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 1.4 times (43%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
Missouri official website · British Columbia official website
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