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Ohio vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Nova Scotia's north-south length is 1.2 times (18%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Nova Scotia's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- White Hill is 202 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nova Scotia's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Ohio's population is 10.9 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Ohio's population density is 5.5 times (450%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819.
- Columbus' population is 2.1 times (112%) larger than ''Halifax'''s.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 4.9 times (394%) larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 64 years.
Ohio vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 19.4 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Ohio official website · Nova Scotia official website
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