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Kentucky vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 1.9 times (89%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Nova Scotia's north-south length is 1.3 times (33%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.2 times (24%) wider than Nova Scotia's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- Black Mountain is 2,385 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nova Scotia's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Kentucky's population is 4.2 times (321%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Kentucky's population density is 2.2 times (120%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819.
- Louisville's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than ''Halifax'''s.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 4.9 times (394%) larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Nova Scotia: 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 Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 6.2 times (519%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Kentucky official website · Nova Scotia official website
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