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Iowa vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's land area is 2.6 times (158%) larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's total area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 4.8 times (384%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's east-west width is 2.4 times (139%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Caubvick is 3,751 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- Iowa's population is 5.9 times (491%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- Iowa's population density is 15.3 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- Des Moines' population is 1.9 times (93%) larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 4.7 times (371%) larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 103 years.
Iowa vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- Iowa's economic output is 8.6 times (763%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (45%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Official Websites
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