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United States vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²). United States' land area is 171.6 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 178.2 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km). United States' north-south length is 10.6 times longer than Nova Scotia's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km). United States' east-west width is 14.3 times wider than Nova Scotia's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m). Denali is 18,559 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026). United States' population is 312.0 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9. United States' population density is 1.8 times (82%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819. New York's population is 19.3 times larger than ''Halifax'''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 Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 42.8 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 91 years.
United States vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion. United States' economic output is 645.1 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056. United States' GDP per capita is 2.0 times (103%) 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.