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Rhode Island vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 441.8 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 336.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 21.5 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 23.6 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 8,287 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Rhode Island vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Rhode Island's population is 24.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Rhode Island's population density is 10,758.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Providence's population is 9.6 times (857%) larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 83.6 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 80 years.
Rhode Island vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Rhode Island's economic output is 21.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Official Websites
Rhode Island 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.