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Virginia vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- Virginia has a land area of 39,481 square miles (102,256 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 9.0 times (797%) larger than Virginia's.
Total area
- Virginia: 42,775 square miles (110,786 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 9.7 times (872%) larger than Virginia's.
Length
- Virginia is 223 miles (359 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 4.9 times (387%) longer than Virginia's.
Width
- Virginia spans 466 miles (750 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 2.2 times (117%) wider than Virginia's.
Highest point
- Virginia's highest point is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Mount Rogers is 3,455 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- Virginia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Virginia vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- Virginia has a population of 8,811,195 (2024), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- Ontario's population is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Virginia's.
Population density
- Virginia: 223.2 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- Virginia's population density is 4.9 times (391%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- Virginia's biggest city is Virginia Beach with 454,808 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 6.1 times (514%) 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 Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area and Toronto CMA have about the same population.
History
- Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788, as the 10th state.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Virginia is the older of the two by 79 years.
Virginia vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- Virginia's GDP is $761.7 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- Virginia: $86,451 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Ontario's.
Official Websites
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