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New Jersey vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 71.7 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 68.3 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 7.2 times (622%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 7.5 times (647%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 3,622 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey'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.
New Jersey vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- New Jersey's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Quebec's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- New Jersey's population density is 75.5 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 5.6 times (456%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 4.6 times (365%) larger than Montreal CMA's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 80 years.
New Jersey vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (78%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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