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New Brunswick vs Queensland Geography
Land area: New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²). Queensland's land area is 24.2 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water. Queensland's total area is 23.7 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km). Queensland's north-south length is 5.8 times (480%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km). Queensland's east-west width is 4.8 times (382%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m). Mount Bartle Frere is 2,605 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point: New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Queensland Population and History
Population: New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025). Queensland's population is 6.6 times (556%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5. New Brunswick's population density is 3.7 times (269%) higher than Queensland's.
Largest metro area: New Brunswick's largest metropolitan area is Moncton CMA (157,717 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524). Greater Brisbane's population is 18.0 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859. In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 34 years.
New Brunswick vs Queensland Economy
GDP: New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion. Queensland's economic output is 9.8 times (879%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Queensland: $60,710. Queensland's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (48%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
New Brunswick official website · Queensland official website
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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.