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New Brunswick vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area
- New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²).
- New Brunswick's land area is 5.3 times (427%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area
- New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Brunswick's total area is 5.2 times (416%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length
- New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 2.9 times (190%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width
- New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.5 times (147%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point
- New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m).
- Slieve Donard is 109 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population
- New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022).
- Northern Ireland's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8.
- Northern Ireland's population density is 11.6 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005.
- Belfast's population is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Moncton's.
History
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 54 years.
New Brunswick vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP
- New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion.
- Northern Ireland's economic output is 1.7 times (67%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686.
- New Brunswick's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
New Brunswick official website · Northern Ireland official website
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