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Pennsylvania vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- Pennsylvania's land area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Pennsylvania's total area is 1.6 times (64%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- Pennsylvania's north-south length is 1.2 times (18%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- Pennsylvania's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Davis is 530 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Pennsylvania's population is 15.1 times larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 9.3 times (831%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Philadelphia's population is 19.8 times larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 40.1 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 80 years.
Pennsylvania vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 28.6 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (88%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Pennsylvania official website · New Brunswick official website
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