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Pennsylvania vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). British Columbia's land area is 8.0 times (698%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area: Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 7.9 times (692%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length: Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 3.6 times (258%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width: Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 4.1 times (306%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point: Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Mount Fairweather is 12,089 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point: Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). Pennsylvania's population is 2.3 times (131%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. Pennsylvania's population density is 18.5 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248. Philadelphia's population is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area: Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History: Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 84 years.
Pennsylvania vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. Pennsylvania's economic output is 3.2 times (222%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than British Columbia'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.