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Kentucky vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- Kentucky's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.6 times (58%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Black Mountain is 1,454 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Brunswick's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Kentucky's population is 5.3 times (429%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Kentucky's population density is 3.7 times (270%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Louisville's population is 8.1 times (706%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 14.6 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 75 years.
Kentucky vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 8.4 times (737%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Kentucky official website · New Brunswick official website
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