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Illinois vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Illinois has a land area of 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Illinois' land area is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Illinois' total area is 2.7 times (171%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Illinois is 390 miles (628 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Illinois' north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Nova Scotia's.
Width
- Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Nova Scotia's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than Illinois'.
Highest point
- Illinois's highest point is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- White Hill is 517 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point
- Illinois's lowest point is Mississippi River at 292 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nova Scotia's lowest point is 292 feet lower.
Illinois vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Illinois has a population of 12,710,158 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Illinois' population is 11.7 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Illinois: 229.0 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Illinois' population density is 4.3 times (333%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Illinois's biggest city is Chicago with 2,721,308 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819.
- Chicago's population is 6.2 times (519%) larger than ''Halifax'''s.
Largest metro area
- Illinois's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 20.2 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state.
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Illinois is the older of the two by 49 years.
Illinois vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Illinois's GDP is $1,148.1 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Illinois' economic output is 24.1 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Illinois: $90,330 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Illinois' GDP per capita is 2.1 times (105%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
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