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Massachusetts vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Nova Scotia's land area is 2.6 times (164%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nova Scotia's total area is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Nova Scotia's north-south length is 2.8 times (178%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Nova Scotia's east-west width is 1.8 times (83%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- Mount Greylock is 1,740 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Massachusetts vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Massachusetts' population is 6.5 times (555%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Massachusetts' population density is 17.3 times higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819.
- Boston's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than ''Halifax'''s.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 10.8 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- Nova Scotia: 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 Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 16.3 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.5 times (148%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Massachusetts official website · Nova Scotia official website
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