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Puerto Rico vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Puerto Rico has a land area of 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 153.9 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 169.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 18.2 times longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 5.5 times (453%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Puerto Rico's highest point is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 1,030 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point
- Puerto Rico's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Puerto Rico vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Puerto Rico has a population of 3,285,874 (2020), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density
- Puerto Rico: 959.7 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 56.1 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Puerto Rico's biggest city is San Juan with 342,259 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 5.2 times (415%) larger than San Juan's.
Largest metro area
- Puerto Rico's largest metropolitan area is San Juan metro area (2,233,177 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than San Juan metro area's.
History
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- 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 31 years.
Puerto Rico vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Puerto Rico's GDP is $129.0 billion (2025) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Puerto Rico: $40,650 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Quebec's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
Puerto Rico official website · Quebec official website
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