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Wisconsin vs New Brunswick Geography
Land area: Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while New Brunswick has 27,587 square miles (71,450 km²). Wisconsin's land area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Total area: Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs New Brunswick: 28,150 square miles (72,908 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wisconsin's total area is 2.3 times (133%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Length: Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; New Brunswick is 241 miles (388 km). Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.5 times (53%) longer than New Brunswick's.
Width: Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; New Brunswick spans 264 miles (424 km). Wisconsin's east-west width is 1.2 times (22%) wider than New Brunswick's.
Highest point: Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); New Brunswick's is Mount Carleton at 2,680 feet (817 m). Mount Carleton is 734 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; New Brunswick's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. New Brunswick's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs New Brunswick Population and History
Population: Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while New Brunswick has 867,383 (2026). Wisconsin's population is 6.9 times (587%) larger than New Brunswick's.
Population density: Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs New Brunswick: 31.4. Wisconsin's population density is 3.5 times (250%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Biggest city: Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; New Brunswick's is Moncton with 79,470. Milwaukee's population is 7.1 times (609%) larger than Moncton's.
Largest metro area: Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs New Brunswick's Moncton CMA (157,717). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 23.8 times larger than Moncton CMA's.
History: Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. New Brunswick: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 19 years.
Wisconsin vs New Brunswick Economy
GDP: Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs New Brunswick's $35.3 billion. Wisconsin's economic output is 12.8 times larger than New Brunswick's.
GDP per capita: Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs New Brunswick: $41,088. Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (85%) higher than New Brunswick's.
Official Websites
Wisconsin official website · New Brunswick official website
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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.