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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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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.