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New York vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 11.2 times larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 10.9 times larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 3.9 times (291%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.3 times (132%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 85 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York'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 York vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- New York's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Quebec's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- New York's population density is 24.7 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- New York's population is 4.8 times (381%) larger than Montreal's.
Largest metro area
- New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 79 years.
New York vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- New York's economic output is 5.2 times (416%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- New York's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (133%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
New York official website · Quebec official website
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