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New Brunswick vs Scotland Geography
Land area: New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Scotland's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Scotland's total area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 1.8 times (83%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Scotland's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Ben Nevis is 1,733 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Scotland Population and History
Population: New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 6.3 times (532%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 5.8 times (480%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 8.0 times (696%) larger than Moncton's.
History: New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England. In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 1,024 years.
New Brunswick vs Scotland Economy
GDP: New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Scotland's economic output is 5.4 times (443%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. New Brunswick's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Scotland'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.