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Puerto Rico vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Puerto Rico has a land area of 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- New Brunswick's land area is 8.1 times (706%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Brunswick's total area is 8.0 times (701%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 3.6 times (260%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 1.5 times (52%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Puerto Rico's highest point is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 1,710 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- Puerto Rico'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.
Puerto Rico vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Puerto Rico has a population of 3,285,874 (2020), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Puerto Rico's population is 3.8 times (279%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Puerto Rico: 959.7 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 30.6 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Puerto Rico's biggest city is San Juan with 342,259 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- San Juan's population is 4.3 times (331%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Puerto Rico's largest metropolitan area is San Juan metro area (2,233,177 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- San Juan metro area's population is 14.2 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New Brunswick is the older of the two by 31 years.
Puerto Rico vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Puerto Rico's GDP is $129.0 billion (2025) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Puerto Rico's economic output is 3.7 times (265%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Puerto Rico: $40,650 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Puerto Rico and New Brunswick have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Puerto Rico official website · New Brunswick official website
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