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South Carolina vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 17.5 times larger than South Carolina's.
Total area
- South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 18.6 times larger than South Carolina's.
Length
- South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 5.2 times (417%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width
- South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 3.5 times (245%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point
- South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 1,923 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point
- South Carolina'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.
South Carolina vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than South Carolina's.
Population density
- South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- South Carolina's population density is 10.7 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 11.2 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 79 years.
South Carolina vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 1.3 times (26%) larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- South Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
South Carolina official website · Quebec official website
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