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Vermont vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 38.8 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 37.9 times larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 6.2 times (516%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 11.0 times wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 10,915 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Vermont vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 8.7 times (773%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density
- Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Vermont's population density is 4.5 times (346%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 14.9 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area
- Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 11.5 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 80 years.
Vermont vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 6.8 times (577%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita
- Vermont: $71,359 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Vermont's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
Vermont official website · British Columbia official website
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