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New Brunswick vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 19.1 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 21.2 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Quebec's north-south length is 5.1 times (407%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Quebec's east-west width is 3.6 times (265%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mont d'Iberville is 2,740 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 10.4 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- New Brunswick's population density is 1.8 times (84%) higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city
- New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 22.2 times larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- New Brunswick's largest metropolitan area is Moncton CMA (157,717 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 27.2 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
New Brunswick vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 12.8 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Quebec's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
New Brunswick official website · Quebec official website
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