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Manitoba vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Manitoba has a land area of 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 7.7 times (675%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 8.9 times (789%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 3.2 times (218%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- Manitoba's east-west width is 2.0 times (95%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- Manitoba's highest point is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Baldy Mountain is 50 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Manitoba's lowest point is Hudson Bay at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Manitoba vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Manitoba has a population of 1,505,117 (2026), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Manitoba's population is 1.7 times (74%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Manitoba: 7.0 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- New Brunswick's population density is 4.5 times (349%) higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Manitoba's biggest city is Winnipeg with 749,607 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Winnipeg's population is 9.4 times (843%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Manitoba's largest metropolitan area is Winnipeg CMA (834,678 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Winnipeg CMA's population is 5.3 times (429%) larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 3 years.
Manitoba vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Manitoba's GDP is $70.2 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Manitoba's economic output is 2.0 times (99%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Manitoba: $47,034 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Manitoba's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Manitoba official website · New Brunswick official website
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