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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
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.