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New Jersey vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 101.6 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 92.7 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 12.5 times longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 10.3 times wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 6,785 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Jersey vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). New Jersey's population is 229.4 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. New Jersey's population density is 12,918.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Newark's population is 42.7 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 212 years.
New Jersey vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 206.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than New Jersey'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.