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New Brunswick vs Wales Geography
Land area: New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²). New Brunswick's land area is 3.4 times (244%) larger than Wales'.
Total area: New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Brunswick's total area is 3.5 times (251%) larger than Wales'.
Length: New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km). New Brunswick's north-south length is 1.6 times (62%) longer than Wales'.
Width: New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km). New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.4 times (138%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point: New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m). Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 880 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Wales Population and History
Population: New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022). Wales' population is 3.6 times (258%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0. Wales' population density is 12.3 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089. Cardiff's population is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Moncton's.
History: New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536. In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 331 years.
New Brunswick vs Wales Economy
GDP: New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion. Wales' economic output is 2.5 times (154%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Wales: $28,606. New Brunswick's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Wales'.
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.