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Louisiana vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 17.3 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area: Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 15.4 times larger than Louisiana's.
Length: Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 7.0 times (602%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width: Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 3.7 times (273%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point: Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 8,050 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point: Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Louisiana's population is 111.0 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Louisiana's population density is 1,064.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. New Orleans' population is 48.8 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 187 years.
Louisiana vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Louisiana's economic output is 80.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Louisiana'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.