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Northwest Territories vs Quebec Geography
Land area: Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²). Quebec's land area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Total area: Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Length: Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Quebec's.
Width: Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km). Northwest Territories and Quebec have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m). Mount Nirvana is 3,678 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point: Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Quebec Population and History
Population: Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026). Quebec's population is 199.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1. Quebec's population density is 171.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Northwest Territories's biggest city is Yellowknife with 20,340 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949. Montreal's population is 86.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732). Montreal CMA's population is 211.0 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 3 years.
Northwest Territories vs Quebec Economy
GDP: Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion. Quebec's economic output is 121.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Quebec: $50,059. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.7 times (65%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Quebec official website
More Size Comparisons
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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.