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Hawaii vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 71.1 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area: Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 47.4 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length: Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 3.9 times (293%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width: Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.6 times (156%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point: Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mauna Kea is 4,697 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Hawaii's population is 32.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Hawaii's population density is 2,252.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Honolulu's population is 17.0 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 49.1 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 89 years.
Hawaii vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Hawaii's economic output is 31.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Hawaii and Northwest Territories have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · Northwest Territories 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.