California is a state of the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas British Columbia is one of the province of Canada located in the westernmost part of the country. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and British Columbia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than British Columbia?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of British Columbia is 364,764 sq mi. California is smaller than British Columbia by 201,068 sq mi. California is around 2.23 times smaller than British Columbia.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of British Columbia: 364,764 sq mi ( 944,735 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the StatCan data, the population of British Columbia as of 2019, was estimated to be around 5.071 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between California and British Columbia.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of British Columbia is Victoria.
Official Languages
California: English
British Columbia: English, French
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
British Columbia: British Columbian
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
British Columbia: CA-BC
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of British Columbia as of 2019: 0.938
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
British Columbia Time Zone:
UTC − 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of British Columbia:
54° 0′ 0″ N, 125° 0′ 0″ W
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