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New Hampshire vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- New Brunswick's land area is 3.1 times (208%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Brunswick's total area is 3.0 times (201%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.8 times (178%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Washington is 3,597 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- New Hampshire's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 5.0 times (401%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Manchester's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 31.9 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 79 years.
New Hampshire vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- New Hampshire's economic output is 3.4 times (238%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (106%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
New Hampshire official website · New Brunswick official website
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