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Pennsylvania vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 10.2 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area: Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 11.3 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length: Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.6 times (361%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width: Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 3.2 times (222%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point: Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 5,888 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point: Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Pennsylvania's population is 289.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Pennsylvania's population density is 2,923.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Philadelphia's population is 77.4 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 311.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 83 years.
Pennsylvania vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Pennsylvania's economic output is 272.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Pennsylvania'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.