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Montana vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 3.1 times (214%) larger than Montana's.
Total area: Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 3.5 times (253%) larger than Montana's.
Length: Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.1 times (311%) longer than Montana's.
Width: Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.6 times (63%) wider than Montana's.
Highest point: Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Granite Peak is 3,669 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 1,805 feet lower.
Montana vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Montana's population is 25.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Montana's population density is 78.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Billings' population is 6.0 times (497%) larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Billings, MT metro area's population is 9.5 times (847%) larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 19 years.
Montana vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Montana's economic output is 21.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Montana: $68,975 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Montana'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.