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South Carolina vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area
- South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²).
- South Carolina's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area
- South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Carolina's total area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length
- South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km).
- South Carolina and New Brunswick have about the same north-south length.
Width
- South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km).
- South Carolina's east-west width is 1.1 times (6%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point
- South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m).
- Sassafras Mountain is 817 feet higher than Mount Carleton.
Lowest point
- South Carolina'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.
South Carolina vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population
- South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026).
- South Carolina's population is 6.3 times (532%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density
- South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4.
- South Carolina's population density is 5.8 times (480%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city
- South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470.
- Charleston's population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area
- South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 18.3 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History
- South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state.
- New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 79 years.
South Carolina vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP
- South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion.
- South Carolina's economic output is 10.1 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita
- South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088.
- South Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
South Carolina official website · New Brunswick official website
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