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Delaware vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Nova Scotia's land area is 10.6 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nova Scotia's total area is 8.6 times (758%) larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Nova Scotia's north-south length is 3.5 times (249%) longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Nova Scotia's east-west width is 3.5 times (252%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- White Hill is 1,299 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Delaware and Nova Scotia have about the same population.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Delaware's population density is 10.2 times higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819. ''Halifax'''s population is 6.0 times (501%) 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 Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 13.6 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- Nova Scotia: 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 Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Delaware's economic output is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (139%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Delaware official website · Nova Scotia official website
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