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New Brunswick vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 3.7 times (270%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 3.7 times (269%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 4.9 times (392%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 3.7 times (267%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 9,538 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
New Brunswick vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 6.2 times (518%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 1.7 times (67%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Largest metro area
- New Brunswick's largest metropolitan area is Moncton CMA (157,717 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 10.9 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 40 years.
New Brunswick vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- New Zealand's economic output is 7.5 times (648%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- New Zealand's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
New Brunswick official website · New Zealand official website
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