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Arkansas vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 3.5 times (252%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 3.5 times (250%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 2.8 times (175%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 3.0 times (197%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 16,799 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Yukon's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Arkansas' population is 64.9 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Arkansas' population density is 198.0 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Little Rock's population is 7.3 times (626%) larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 42.0 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 62 years.
Arkansas vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Arkansas' economic output is 58.8 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Arkansas'.
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.