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Delaware vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's land area is 74.1 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's total area is 62.9 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 10.7 times longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's east-west width is 8.3 times (732%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Caubvick is 4,970 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- Delaware's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- Delaware's population density is 142.1 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- St. John's' population is 1.5 times (51%) 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 Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 29.8 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 162 years.
Delaware vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- Delaware's economic output is 3.6 times (260%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (87%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Official Websites
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