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New Brunswick vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- New Brunswick has a land area of 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Yukon's land area is 6.6 times (564%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Yukon's total area is 6.6 times (562%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Yukon's north-south length is 2.8 times (178%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Yukon's east-west width is 3.1 times (214%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- New Brunswick's highest point is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 16,871 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Brunswick's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Brunswick vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- New Brunswick has a population of 867,383 (2026), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- New Brunswick's population is 18.2 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- New Brunswick: 31.4 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- New Brunswick's population density is 104.7 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- New Brunswick's biggest city is Moncton with 79,470 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Moncton's population is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- New Brunswick's largest metropolitan area is Moncton CMA (157,717 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Moncton CMA's population is 4.9 times (394%) larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 31 years.
New Brunswick vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- New Brunswick's GDP is $35.3 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- New Brunswick's economic output is 11.0 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- New Brunswick: $41,088 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (62%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
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