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Arizona vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 5.5 times (452%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 5.3 times (434%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Arizona's north-south length is 1.3 times (25%) longer than Nova Scotia's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.3 times (34%) wider than Nova Scotia's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 10,871 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nova Scotia's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Arizona's population is 7.0 times (596%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Arizona's population density is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819.
- Phoenix's population is 3.8 times (280%) larger than ''Halifax'''s.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 11.1 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Nova Scotia is the older of the two by 45 years.
Arizona vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 12.0 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (71%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Arizona official website · Nova Scotia official website
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