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Delaware vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). New Brunswick's land area is 14.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Brunswick's total area is 11.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). New Brunswick's north-south length is 2.5 times (146%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.8 times (175%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Carleton is 2,230 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). Delaware's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. Delaware's population density is 17.2 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Moncton's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 40.1 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 80 years.
Delaware vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. Delaware's economic output is 3.1 times (214%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (157%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Delaware official website · New Brunswick official website
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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.