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New Hampshire vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 51.0 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area: New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 55.6 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length: New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 7.3 times (628%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width: New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 10.4 times wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 2,821 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point: New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Hampshire vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). New Hampshire's population is 31.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. New Hampshire's population density is 1,574.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Manchester's population is 5.7 times (472%) larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 247.1 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 82 years.
New Hampshire vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. New Hampshire's economic output is 32.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. New Hampshire and Northwest Territories have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
New Hampshire 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.