British Columbia is 7.07× the size of Alabama
British Columbia (province of Canada) covers about 946,000 km² (365,000 mi²) and Alabama (state of the United States) about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 946,000km²British Columbia
- 134,000km²Alabama
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- British Columbia
- Alabama
What fits
- Alabama fits inside British Columbia about 7.07 times by area.
- British Columbia is larger by 812,000 km² (313,000 mi²), which is 607% of the area of Alabama.
- Measured in Belgiums: British Columbia is about 30.8, Alabama about 4.36.
How they differ
- British Columbia is larger, but Alabama has the larger population: 5.0 million against 5.0 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 38 in Alabama against 5.3 in British Columbia: Alabama is 7.10× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: British Columbia at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and Alabama at 33°N about 1.4×, so the map shows British Columbia as 14.9× the size of Alabama instead of 7.07×.
- Together British Columbia and Alabama cover 1,079,000 km², close to the size of Bolivia (1,087,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 812,000 km², is about the size of Namibia (823,000 km²).
- At Alabama's density, British Columbia would have 35.5 million people (it has 5.0 million). At British Columbia's density, Alabama would have 708,000 (it has 5.0 million).
- British Columbia's centre is 21.8° of latitude, about 2,420 km, farther north than Alabama's.
- British Columbia is the 5th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 9.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- British Columbia lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,420 km) north of Alabama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in British Columbia would have about 189,090 m² and each person in Alabama about 26,640 m².
- Laid side by side, British Columbia and Alabama would cover 1,079,000 km², about the same size as Bolivia.
- Together they have 10.0 million people, about as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
Side by side
| British Columbia | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 946,000 km²365,000 mi² | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² |
| Official area | 945,000 km²Wikidata | 136,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 13in Canada | 29th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 13in Canada | 24th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 5.3 per km² | 38 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Montgomery |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 60°N | 30°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 945,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 946,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12