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New Jersey vs Manitoba Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²). Manitoba's land area is 29.1 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water. Manitoba's total area is 28.7 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km). Manitoba's north-south length is 4.5 times (354%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km). Manitoba's east-west width is 4.0 times (300%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m). Baldy Mountain is 932 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Jersey vs Manitoba Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026). New Jersey's population is 6.3 times (531%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0. New Jersey's population density is 184.5 times higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607. Winnipeg's population is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area: New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 23.9 times larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 83 years.
New Jersey vs Manitoba Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 12.1 times larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (89%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
New Jersey official website · Manitoba 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.