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Pennsylvania vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Pennsylvania's land area is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Pennsylvania's total area is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Nova Scotia's north-south length is 1.2 times (20%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Nova Scotia's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- Mount Davis is 1,461 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Pennsylvania's population is 12.0 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 5.5 times (453%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819.
- Philadelphia's population is 3.6 times (258%) larger than ''Halifax'''s.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 13.6 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 80 years.
Pennsylvania vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 21.1 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (75%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Pennsylvania official website · Nova Scotia official website
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