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New Brunswick vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 27.1 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 28.7 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 8.8 times (776%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 5.0 times (403%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 5,903 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). New Brunswick's population is 20.9 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. New Brunswick's population density is 314.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Moncton's population is 10.7 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 132 years.
New Brunswick vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. New Brunswick's economic output is 8.6 times (761%) larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (143%) 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.