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Massachusetts vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). New Brunswick's land area is 3.5 times (254%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Brunswick's total area is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). New Brunswick's north-south length is 2.0 times (96%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). New Brunswick's east-west width is 1.4 times (43%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Greylock is 809 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). Massachusetts' population is 8.2 times (723%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. Massachusetts' population density is 29.1 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Boston's population is 8.5 times (747%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 31.9 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 79 years.
Massachusetts vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 22.1 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.7 times (166%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
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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.