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Minnesota vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). Minnesota's land area is 2.9 times (189%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. Minnesota's total area is 3.1 times (209%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). Minnesota's north-south length is 1.7 times (69%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). Minnesota's east-west width is 1.4 times (36%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Carleton is 388 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New Brunswick's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). Minnesota's population is 6.7 times (568%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. Minnesota's population density is 2.3 times (132%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Minneapolis' population is 5.4 times (439%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 23.8 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 9 years.
Minnesota vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. Minnesota's economic output is 14.4 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (113%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.