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Virginia vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). British Columbia's land area is 9.0 times (805%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area: Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 8.5 times (753%) larger than Virginia's.
Length: Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 4.6 times (356%) longer than Virginia's.
Width: Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 2.7 times (167%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point: Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Mount Fairweather is 9,570 feet higher than Mount Rogers.
Lowest point: Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). Virginia's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density: Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. Virginia's population density is 14.1 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248. Vancouver's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Virginia Beach's.
Largest metro area: Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History: Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 83 years.
Virginia vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. Virginia's economic output is 2.4 times (143%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: Virginia: $86,451 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (56%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.