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Pennsylvania vs Quebec Geography
Land area: Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 11.8 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area: Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 12.9 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length: Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Quebec's north-south length is 4.3 times (330%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width: Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Quebec's east-west width is 3.1 times (214%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point: Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mont d'Iberville is 2,210 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point: Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Quebec Population and History
Population: Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). Pennsylvania's population is 1.4 times (45%) larger than Quebec's.
Population density: Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. Pennsylvania's population density is 17.1 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Philadelphia's.
Largest metro area: Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Montreal CMA's.
History: Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 80 years.
Pennsylvania vs Quebec Economy
GDP: Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. Pennsylvania's economic output is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Quebec's.
GDP per capita: Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (54%) 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.