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Tennessee vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 11.1 times larger than Tennessee's.
Total area: Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 12.3 times larger than Tennessee's.
Length: Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 6.9 times (586%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width: Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.0 times (99%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point: Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 2,474 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point: Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Tennessee's population is 159.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Tennessee's population density is 1,753.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Nashville's population is 34.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 105.7 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 74 years.
Tennessee vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Tennessee's economic output is 151.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Tennessee'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.