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Northern Ireland vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Northern Ireland has a land area of 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 100.7 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area
- Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 109.1 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length
- Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 14.7 times longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width
- Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 9.0 times (800%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point
- Northern Ireland's highest point is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 2,631 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point
- Northern Ireland's lowest point is Irish Sea at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northern Ireland vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Northern Ireland has a population of 1,905,000 (2022), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 4.7 times (374%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density
- Northern Ireland: 363.8 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Northern Ireland's population density is 21.3 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Northern Ireland's biggest city is Belfast with 348,005 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 5.1 times (407%) larger than Belfast's.
History
- Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 54 years.
Northern Ireland vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Northern Ireland's GDP is $58.8 billion (2022) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 7.7 times (666%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Northern Ireland: $30,686 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Quebec's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
Northern Ireland official website · Quebec official website
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