Quebec is 14.5× the size of Virginia
Quebec (province of Canada) covers about 1,506,000 km² (581,000 mi²) and Virginia (state of the United States) about 104,000 km² (40,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,506,000km²Quebec
- 104,000km²Virginia
500 km
- Quebec
- Virginia
What fits
- Virginia fits inside Quebec about 14.5 times by area.
- Quebec is larger by 1,402,000 km² (541,000 mi²), which is 1,351% of the area of Virginia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Quebec is about 49.1, Virginia about 3.38.
How they differ
- Quebec is larger, but Virginia has the larger population: 8.6 million against 8.5 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Virginia against 5.6 in Quebec: Virginia is 14.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,810 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Quebec at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Virginia at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Quebec as 25.2× the size of Virginia instead of 14.5×.
- Together Quebec and Virginia cover 1,609,000 km², close to the size of Iran (1,623,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,402,000 km², is about the size of Peru (1,290,000 km²).
- At Virginia's density, Quebec would have 125.3 million people (it has 8.5 million). At Quebec's density, Virginia would have 586,000 (it has 8.6 million).
- Quebec's centre is 15.5° of latitude, about 1,720 km, farther north than Virginia'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.
- Virginia is the 37th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Quebec lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,720 km) north of Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Quebec would have about 177,080 m² and each person in Virginia about 12,020 m².
- Laid side by side, Quebec and Virginia would cover 1,609,000 km², about the same size as Iran.
- Together they have 17.1 million people, about as many people as Guatemala.
Side by side
| Quebec | Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 1,506,000 km²581,000 mi² | 104,000 km²40,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,542,000 km²Wikidata | 111,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 13in Canada | 37th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 13in Canada | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 5.6 per km² | 83 per km² |
| Capital | Quebec City | Richmond |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 63°N | 37°N to 39°N |
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 104,000 km² is 6.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 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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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