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New Brunswick vs Spain Geography
Land area: New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²). Spain's land area is 7.0 times (598%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water. Spain's total area is 6.9 times (594%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km). Spain's north-south length is 2.3 times (127%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km). Spain's east-west width is 2.6 times (164%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m). Teide (Tenerife) is 9,508 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Spain Population and History
Population: New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026). Spain's population is 57.4 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5. Spain's population density is 8.2 times (723%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126. Madrid's population is 41.1 times larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: New Brunswick's largest metropolitan area is Moncton CMA (157,717 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000). Madrid's population is 41.2 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978. In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 388 years.
New Brunswick vs Spain Economy
GDP: New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion. Spain's economic output is 54.0 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Spain: $38,627. New Brunswick's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Spain'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.