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North Carolina vs Yukon Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 3.8 times (277%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 3.5 times (246%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 2.6 times (159%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 1.7 times (70%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 12,877 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point: North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
North Carolina vs Yukon Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). North Carolina's population is 232.1 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. North Carolina's population density is 757.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Charlotte's population is 33.5 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 90.4 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 109 years.
North Carolina vs Yukon Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 263.8 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Yukon'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.