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North Carolina vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 10.8 times larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 11.1 times larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 4.7 times (373%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.0 times (98%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 1,254 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- North Carolina's population is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Quebec's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- North Carolina's population density is 13.3 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 1.9 times (87%) 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 Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 1.5 times (49%) 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.
- Quebec: 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 Quebec Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 1.9 times (87%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
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