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United States vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²). United States' land area is 24.5 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 24.3 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km). United States' north-south length is 3.5 times (247%) longer than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km). United States' east-west width is 6.0 times (504%) wider than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Denali is 14,888 feet higher than Mount Caubvick.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026). United States' population is 620.0 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8. United States' population density is 25.3 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city: United States'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: United States'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: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 173 years.
United States vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion. United States' economic output is 999.0 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364. United States' GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador'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.