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New York vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's land area is 3.1 times (206%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's total area is 2.9 times (187%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 3.3 times (235%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's east-west width is 1.9 times (93%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Caubvick is 85 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- New York's population is 36.2 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- New York's population density is 110.9 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- New York's population is 76.7 times larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 93.8 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 161 years.
New York vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- New York's economic output is 75.4 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- New York's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (107%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Official Websites
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