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Newfoundland and Labrador vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- Newfoundland and Labrador has a land area of 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 2.5 times (145%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Total area
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Length
- Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Highest point
- Newfoundland and Labrador's highest point is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Mount Caubvick is 3,146 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- Newfoundland and Labrador's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Newfoundland and Labrador vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- Newfoundland and Labrador has a population of 548,557 (2026), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- Ontario's population is 29.4 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- Ontario's population density is 12.0 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- Newfoundland and Labrador's biggest city is St. John's with 110,525 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 25.3 times larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- Newfoundland and Labrador's largest metropolitan area is St. John's CMA (212,579 people) vs Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- Toronto CMA's population is 29.2 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Ontario is the older of the two by 82 years.
Newfoundland and Labrador vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- Newfoundland and Labrador's GDP is $30.8 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 28.4 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Newfoundland and Labrador official website · Ontario official website
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