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New Mexico vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 4.4 times (340%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 4.3 times (332%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.6 times (64%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.9 times (89%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 10,470 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- New Brunswick's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- New Mexico's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- New Brunswick's population density is 1.8 times (78%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Albuquerque's population is 7.1 times (605%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Albuquerque, NM metro area's population is 5.9 times (487%) larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 45 years.
New Mexico vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 4.2 times (317%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (68%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
New Mexico official website · New Brunswick official website
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