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Alaska vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 20.7 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 23.6 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 5.0 times (398%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 5.8 times (485%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Denali is 17,555 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- New Brunswick's population is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- New Brunswick's population density is 24.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Anchorage's population is 3.6 times (264%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Anchorage, AK metro area's population is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 92 years.
Alaska vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Alaska's economic output is 2.0 times (103%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (135%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Alaska official website · New Brunswick official website
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