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Rhode Island vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- New Brunswick's land area is 26.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Brunswick's total area is 18.2 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- New Brunswick's north-south length is 4.0 times (295%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- New Brunswick's east-west width is 6.3 times (529%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Mount Carleton is 1,869 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- Rhode Island'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.
Rhode Island vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- Rhode Island's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- Rhode Island's population density is 34.3 times higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Providence's population is 2.5 times (145%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 10.8 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 77 years.
Rhode Island vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- Rhode Island's economic output is 2.3 times (128%) larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Rhode Island official website · New Brunswick official website
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