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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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