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Delaware vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- New Brunswick's land area is 14.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Brunswick's total area is 11.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 2.5 times (146%) longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.8 times (175%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Carleton is 2,230 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Delaware's population is 1.2 times (21%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Delaware's population density is 17.2 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Moncton's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area
- Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 40.1 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 80 years.
Delaware vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Delaware's economic output is 3.1 times (214%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (157%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Delaware official website · New Brunswick official website
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