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North Carolina vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 7.3 times (629%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 7.7 times (672%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 4.2 times (321%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 2.1 times (108%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 4,400 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- Ontario's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than North Carolina's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- North Carolina's population density is 5.0 times (399%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 3.0 times (196%) larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- Toronto CMA's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 78 years.
North Carolina vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- North Carolina and Ontario have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Ontario's.
Official Websites
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