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Iowa vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Iowa's land area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Iowa's total area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 1.1 times (12%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- Iowa's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Carleton is 1,011 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Brunswick's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Iowa's population is 3.7 times (274%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Iowa's population density is 1.8 times (85%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Des Moines' population is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 6.3 times (535%) larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 21 years.
Iowa vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Iowa's economic output is 7.5 times (653%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (100%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Iowa official website · New Brunswick official website
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