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Michigan vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Michigan's land area is 2.1 times (105%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Michigan's total area is 3.4 times (244%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- Michigan's north-south length is 2.0 times (103%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- Michigan's east-west width is 1.7 times (72%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Carleton is 666 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Brunswick's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Michigan's population is 11.7 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Michigan's population density is 5.7 times (470%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Detroit's population is 8.1 times (713%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 27.9 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 30 years.
Michigan vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 19.9 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Michigan's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (69%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · New Brunswick official website
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