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Oklahoma vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 5.2 times (421%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 5.2 times (422%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 1.9 times (91%) longer than Oklahoma's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 2.5 times (154%) wider than Oklahoma's.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 10,319 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Oklahoma's population density is 3.8 times (278%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Oklahoma City's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Oklahoma City, OK metro area's.
History
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 36 years.
Oklahoma vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Oklahoma's.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Oklahoma's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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