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Rhode Island vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 509.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 385.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 20.0 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 22.9 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 4,609 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island'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.
Rhode Island vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 8.1 times (712%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Rhode Island's population density is 62.9 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 9.1 times (805%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 77 years.
Rhode Island vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 5.6 times (460%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
Rhode Island official website · Quebec official website
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