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Pennsylvania vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 4.1 times (309%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area: Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 4.0 times (304%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length: Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 2.4 times (136%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width: Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 2.7 times (170%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point: Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 16,341 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point: Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Pennsylvania's population is 274.8 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Pennsylvania's population density is 974.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Philadelphia's population is 55.8 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 198.4 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 111 years.
Pennsylvania vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Pennsylvania's economic output is 315.0 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Yukon'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.