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West Virginia vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 14.7 times larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 17.2 times larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 4.4 times (343%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 3.7 times (267%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Spruce Knob is 2,589 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Ontario's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
West Virginia vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- Ontario's population is 9.1 times (812%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- West Virginia's population density is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- West Virginia's biggest city is Charleston with 46,482 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 60.1 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area
- West 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
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 4 years.
West Virginia vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 8.2 times (721%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- West Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Ontario's.
Official Websites
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