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Delaware vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 234.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 208.8 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 13.4 times longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 10.3 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 8,648 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Delaware's population is 23.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Delaware's population density is 5,399.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Wilmington's population is 3.6 times (260%) larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 311.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 83 years.
Delaware vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Delaware's economic output is 30.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
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.