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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
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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.