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California vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). California's land area is 5.6 times (465%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. California's total area is 5.8 times (482%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). California's north-south length is 3.2 times (216%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). California's east-west width is 2.7 times (167%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Whitney is 11,804 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). California's population is 45.5 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: California: 253.0 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. California's population density is 8.1 times (706%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Los Angeles' population is 48.8 times larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 82.0 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, California is the older of the two by 17 years.
California vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. California's economic output is 114.7 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: California: $102,662 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. California's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (150%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
California official website · New Brunswick official website
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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.