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China vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). China's land area is 7.9 times (688%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Total area: China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. China's total area is 7.1 times (613%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Length: China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). China's north-south length is 1.9 times (95%) longer than Northwest Territories'.
Width: China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). China's east-west width is 3.1 times (207%) wider than Northwest Territories'.
Highest point: China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Everest is 19,934 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
China vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). China's population is 31,042.5 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: China: 390.1 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. China's population density is 3,901.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: China's biggest city is Shanghai with 24,870,895 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Shanghai's population is 1,222.8 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: China's largest metropolitan area is Shanghai (29,558,908 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Shanghai's population is 1,453.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 79 years.
China vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. China's economic output is 5,269.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: China: $13,862 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 6.0 times (496%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
China official website · Northwest Territories official website
More Size Comparisons
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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.