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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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