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New Mexico vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 4.3 times (334%) larger than New Mexico's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 4.9 times (390%) larger than New Mexico's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 3.1 times (209%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 1.9 times (93%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 7,730 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Quebec's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 4.2 times (324%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- New Mexico and Quebec have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 3.1 times (215%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 4.6 times (363%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 45 years.
New Mexico vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 3.1 times (206%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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