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Nevada vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 3.3 times (225%) larger than Nevada's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Nevada's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 2.1 times (110%) longer than Nevada's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 2.7 times (165%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 2,184 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Nevada's population density is 1.9 times (88%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Las Vegas and Vancouver have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 7 years.
Nevada vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (49%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
Nevada official website · British Columbia official website
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