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Ohio vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 11.2 times larger than Ohio's.
Total area: Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 11.6 times larger than Ohio's.
Length: Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.5 times (350%) longer than Ohio's.
Width: Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 3.1 times (212%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point: Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 7,551 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point: Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Ohio's population is 262.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Ohio's population density is 2,908.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Columbus' population is 45.9 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 113.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 67 years.
Ohio vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Ohio's economic output is 249.5 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Ohio's.
Official Websites
Ohio 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.