The map above shows New Brunswick and Scotland side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
New Brunswick vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Scotland's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Scotland's total area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.8 times (83%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 1,733 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 6.3 times (532%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 5.8 times (480%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 8.0 times (696%) larger than Moncton's.
History
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England.
- In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 1,024 years.
New Brunswick vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 5.4 times (443%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- New Brunswick's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
New Brunswick official website · Scotland official website
Download the New Brunswick vs Scotland Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All New Brunswick size comparisons · All Scotland size comparisons
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.