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Massachusetts vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- New Brunswick's land area is 3.5 times (254%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Brunswick's total area is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 2.0 times (96%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 1.4 times (43%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Greylock is 809 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Massachusetts vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Massachusetts' population is 8.2 times (723%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Massachusetts' population density is 29.1 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Boston's population is 8.5 times (747%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 31.9 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 79 years.
Massachusetts vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 22.1 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.7 times (166%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Massachusetts official website · New Brunswick official website
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