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New Brunswick vs Wales Geography
Land area
- New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- New Brunswick's land area is 3.4 times (244%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Brunswick's total area is 3.5 times (251%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 1.6 times (62%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.4 times (138%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 880 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Wales Population and History
Population
- New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 3.6 times (258%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 12.3 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Moncton's.
History
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 331 years.
New Brunswick vs Wales Economy
GDP
- New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Wales' economic output is 2.5 times (154%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- New Brunswick's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
New Brunswick official website · Wales official website
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