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New Jersey vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Nova Scotia's land area is 2.8 times (180%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nova Scotia's total area is 2.4 times (145%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Nova Scotia's north-south length is 2.0 times (102%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Nova Scotia's east-west width is 2.6 times (162%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- High Point is 49 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Jersey vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- New Jersey's population is 8.7 times (772%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- New Jersey's population density is 24.4 times higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819. ''Halifax'''s population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Newark'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 Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 42.8 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- Nova Scotia: 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 Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 17.7 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (102%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
New Jersey official website · Nova Scotia official website
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