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Alberta vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 9.0 times (799%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 9.1 times (808%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 3.4 times (236%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 2.1 times (106%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Columbia is 9,613 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Brunswick's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Alberta's population is 5.8 times (482%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- New Brunswick's population density is 1.5 times (54%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Calgary's population is 16.4 times larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Calgary CMA's population is 9.4 times (840%) larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- 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 38 years.
Alberta vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 9.8 times (880%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (72%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · New Brunswick official website
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