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Michigan vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 8.1 times (707%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 5.4 times (437%) larger than Michigan's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.7 times (168%) longer than Michigan's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.2 times (119%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 7,084 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Michigan's population is 224.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Michigan's population density is 1,791.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Detroit's population is 31.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 216.4 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 33 years.
Michigan vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Michigan's economic output is 189.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Michigan's.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · Northwest Territories official website
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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.