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Japan vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). Japan's land area is 5.1 times (410%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 5.2 times (418%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). Japan's north-south length is 6.5 times (546%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). Japan's east-west width is 5.9 times (494%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Fuji is 9,708 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Japan vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). Japan's population is 141.4 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. Japan's population density is 27.8 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Tokyo's population is 170.1 times larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). Tokyo's population is 211.9 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,207 years.
Japan vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. Japan's economic output is 125.6 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: Japan: $35,951 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. New Brunswick's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
Japan official website · New Brunswick official website
More Size Comparisons
All Japan size comparisons · All New Brunswick size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.