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New Brunswick vs Western Australia Geography
Land area
- New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²).
- Western Australia's land area is 35.4 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Western Australia's total area is 34.7 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km).
- Western Australia's north-south length is 6.6 times (560%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km).
- Western Australia's east-west width is 4.9 times (387%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m).
- Mount Meharry is 1,418 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Western Australia Population and History
Population
- New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025).
- Western Australia's population is 3.5 times (253%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1.
- New Brunswick's population density is 10.1 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area
- New Brunswick's largest metropolitan area is Moncton CMA (157,717 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765).
- Greater Perth's population is 15.6 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 34 years.
New Brunswick vs Western Australia Economy
GDP
- New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion.
- Western Australia's economic output is 8.6 times (763%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488.
- Western Australia's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (142%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
New Brunswick official website · Western Australia official website
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