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Indiana vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 12.8 times larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 14.3 times larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.7 times (375%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 5.1 times (413%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 7,843 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 153.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Indiana's population density is 1,933.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Indianapolis' population is 43.8 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 462.6 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 54 years.
Indiana vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 140.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Indiana's.
Official Websites
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