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Northwest Territories vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 4.9 times (389%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 5.5 times (453%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.8 times (75%) longer than United Kingdom's.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.3 times (131%) wider than United Kingdom's.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 4,685 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Northwest Territories vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- United Kingdom's population is 1,535.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 7,439.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Northwest Territories's biggest city is Yellowknife with 20,340 people; United Kingdom's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 433.9 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 512.1 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- In its current form, United Kingdom is the older of the two by 69 years.
Northwest Territories vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 1,081.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · United Kingdom official website
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