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Wisconsin vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 6.6 times (559%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 5.6 times (457%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 2.8 times (176%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width
- Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 3.9 times (285%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 13,353 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Wisconsin's population density is 7.0 times (596%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area
- Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 23 years.
Wisconsin vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 1.4 times (45%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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