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Wyoming vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Wyoming has a land area of 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 7.7 times (670%) larger than Wyoming's.
Total area
- Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 8.3 times (726%) larger than Wyoming's.
Length
- Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 6.5 times (552%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width
- Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 3.2 times (224%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point
- Wyoming's highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Gannett Peak is 5,205 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point
- Wyoming's lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nunavut's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Wyoming vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Wyoming has a population of 587,618 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Wyoming's population is 14.2 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Wyoming: 6.1 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Wyoming's population density is 61.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Wyoming's biggest city is Cheyenne with 65,704 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Cheyenne's population is 8.8 times (784%) larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Wyoming is the older of the two by 109 years.
Wyoming vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Wyoming's GDP is $51.5 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Wyoming's economic output is 12.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Wyoming: $87,639 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Wyoming's.
Official Websites
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