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New Jersey vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- New Brunswick's land area is 3.8 times (275%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Brunswick's total area is 3.2 times (223%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 2.0 times (105%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Carleton is 882 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey'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 Jersey vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- New Jersey's population is 11.0 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- New Jersey's population density is 41.1 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Newark's population is 4.0 times (299%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 126.4 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 80 years.
New Jersey vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 24.0 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (117%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
New Jersey official website · New Brunswick official website
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