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North Carolina vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 15.4 times larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 15.0 times larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 8.2 times (719%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 2.7 times (173%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 1,909 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point: North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). North Carolina's population is 266.7 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. North Carolina's population density is 2,272.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Charlotte's population is 127.0 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 210 years.
North Carolina vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 205.9 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than North Carolina'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.