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Massachusetts vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's land area is 18.5 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's total area is 14.8 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 8.5 times (750%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's east-west width is 4.3 times (332%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Caubvick is 1,931 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Massachusetts vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- Massachusetts' population is 13.0 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- Massachusetts' population density is 240.7 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- Boston's population is 6.1 times (509%) larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 23.6 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 161 years.
Massachusetts vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 25.3 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.9 times (94%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
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