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Kentucky vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 18.9 times larger than Kentucky's.
Total area: Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 20.0 times larger than Kentucky's.
Length: Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 8.2 times (722%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width: Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 3.2 times (218%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point: Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 4,449 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point: Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Nunavut's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Kentucky's population is 110.8 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Kentucky's population density is 1,162.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Louisville's population is 86.3 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 207 years.
Kentucky vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Kentucky's economic output is 72.0 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (55%) higher than Kentucky'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.