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South Dakota vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- South Dakota has a land area of 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 7.0 times (595%) larger than South Dakota's.
Total area
- South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 7.7 times (672%) larger than South Dakota's.
Length
- South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 2.8 times (176%) longer than South Dakota's.
Width
- South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 2.6 times (160%) wider than South Dakota's.
Highest point
- South Dakota's highest point is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Black Elk Peak is 1,778 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- South Dakota's lowest point is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Quebec's lowest point is 966 feet lower.
South Dakota vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- South Dakota has a population of 924,669 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 9.8 times (877%) larger than South Dakota's.
Population density
- South Dakota: 12.2 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Quebec's population density is 1.4 times (40%) higher than South Dakota's.
Biggest city
- South Dakota's biggest city is Sioux Falls with 209,289 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 8.4 times (742%) larger than Sioux Falls'.
Largest metro area
- South Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area (308,266 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 13.9 times larger than Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area's.
History
- South Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th state.
- 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 22 years.
South Dakota vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- South Dakota's GDP is $76.8 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 5.9 times (486%) larger than South Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- South Dakota: $83,052 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- South Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (66%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
South Dakota official website · Quebec official website
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