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North Carolina vs Prince Edward Island Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Prince Edward Island has 2,185 square miles (5,660 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 22.3 times larger than Prince Edward Island's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Prince Edward Island: 2,185 square miles (5,660 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 24.6 times larger than Prince Edward Island's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Prince Edward Island is 97 miles (157 km).
- North Carolina's north-south length is 2.7 times (166%) longer than Prince Edward Island's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Prince Edward Island spans 117 miles (188 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 4.2 times (316%) wider than Prince Edward Island's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Prince Edward Island's is Springton at 466 feet (142 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 6,208 feet higher than Springton.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Prince Edward Island's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Prince Edward Island Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Prince Edward Island has 182,001 (2026).
- North Carolina's population is 60.7 times larger than Prince Edward Island's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Prince Edward Island: 83.3.
- North Carolina's population density is 2.7 times (173%) higher than Prince Edward Island's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Prince Edward Island's is Charlottetown with 38,809.
- Charlotte's population is 24.3 times larger than Charlottetown's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Prince Edward Island's Charlottetown CMA (78,858).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 36.6 times larger than Charlottetown CMA's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Prince Edward Island: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1873.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 84 years.
North Carolina vs Prince Edward Island Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Prince Edward Island's $8.0 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 105.5 times larger than Prince Edward Island's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Prince Edward Island: $44,238.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (73%) higher than Prince Edward Island's.
Official Websites
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