Quebec and Alaska are almost exactly the same size

What fits

• Alaska is 100% of the size of Quebec.
• The measured areas differ by 177 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
• Measured in Belgiums: Quebec is about 49.1, Alaska about 49.1.

How they differ

• Quebec also has the larger population: 8.5 million against 733,000, 11.6× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 5.6 in Quebec against 0.5 in Alaska: Quebec is 11.6× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 4,500 km apart.
• On a standard web map Alaska looks larger than Quebec: Quebec at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Alaska at 64°N about 5.2×, so the map shows Alaska as 1.88× the size of Quebec, when Quebec is 1.00× the size of Alaska.
• Together Quebec and Alaska cover 3,011,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 4.6% bigger).
• At Alaska's density, Quebec would have 733,000 people (it has 8.5 million). At Quebec's density, Alaska would have 8.5 million (it has 733,000).
• Alaska's centre is 11.0° of latitude, about 1,220 km, farther north than Quebec's.
• Quebec is the 2nd largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 15% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
• Alaska is the largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 16% of its area; it is the 51st most densely populated of them.
• Alaska lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,220 km) north of Quebec.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Quebec would have about 177,080 m² and each person in Alaska about 2,052,560 m².
• Laid side by side, Quebec and Alaska would cover 3,011,000 km², 96% of the size of India.
• Together they have 9.2 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 1,506,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,542,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
• Our measured 1,505,000 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,718,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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• All 13 provinces and territories of Canadamatched to countries
• All 51 states and districts of the United Statesmatched to countries

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