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Alberta vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). Alberta's land area is 9.0 times (799%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 9.1 times (808%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). Alberta's north-south length is 3.4 times (236%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). Alberta's east-west width is 2.1 times (106%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Columbia is 9,613 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New Brunswick's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). Alberta's population is 5.8 times (482%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. New Brunswick's population density is 1.5 times (54%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Calgary's population is 16.4 times larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). Calgary CMA's population is 9.4 times (840%) larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 38 years.
Alberta vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. Alberta's economic output is 9.8 times (880%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: Alberta: $70,487 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (72%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · New Brunswick official website
More Size Comparisons
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.