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Iowa vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 13.4 times larger than Iowa's.
Total area: Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 14.4 times larger than Iowa's.
Length: Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 9.8 times (878%) longer than Iowa's.
Width: Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 4.0 times (296%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point: Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 6,914 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point: Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Nunavut's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Iowa's population is 78.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Iowa's population density is 580.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Des Moines' population is 28.7 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 153 years.
Iowa vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Iowa's economic output is 64.8 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Iowa'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.