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Iowa vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Iowa's land area is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Iowa's total area is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Nova Scotia's north-south length is 1.6 times (58%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Iowa and Nova Scotia have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- White Hill is 80 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nova Scotia's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Iowa's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Iowa's population density is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819. ''Halifax'''s population is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 2.1 times (115%) larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 21 years.
Iowa vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Iowa's economic output is 5.6 times (457%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Iowa official website · Nova Scotia official website
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