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North Carolina vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 1.9 times (91%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- North Carolina's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.8 times (84%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 3,994 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- North Carolina's population is 12.7 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- North Carolina's population density is 7.2 times (624%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Charlotte's population is 11.9 times larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 18.3 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 78 years.
North Carolina vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 23.9 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (86%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
North Carolina official website · New Brunswick official website
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