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Nevada vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 4.2 times (316%) larger than Nevada's.
Total area: Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 4.7 times (370%) larger than Nevada's.
Length: Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.7 times (171%) longer than Nevada's.
Width: Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.1 times (111%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point: Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Boundary Peak is 4,017 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Nevada's population is 72.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Nevada's population density is 297.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Las Vegas' population is 33.4 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 117.9 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 6 years.
Nevada vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Nevada's economic output is 72.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Nevada and Northwest Territories have about the same GDP per capita.
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.