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Illinois vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Illinois has a land area of 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 3.3 times (230%) larger than Illinois'.
Total area: Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Illinois'.
Length: Illinois is 390 miles (628 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 1.7 times (72%) longer than Illinois'.
Width: Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 2.9 times (193%) wider than Illinois'.
Highest point: Illinois's highest point is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 18,319 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point: Illinois's lowest point is Mississippi River at 292 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Yukon's lowest point is 292 feet lower.
Illinois vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Illinois has a population of 12,710,158 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Illinois' population is 267.0 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Illinois: 229.0 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Illinois' population density is 763.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Illinois's biggest city is Chicago with 2,721,308 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Chicago's population is 96.5 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Illinois's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 294.8 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Illinois is the older of the two by 80 years.
Illinois vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Illinois's GDP is $1,148.1 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Illinois' economic output is 358.8 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Illinois: $90,330 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Illinois' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (35%) higher than Yukon's.
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.