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Saskatchewan vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- Saskatchewan has a land area of 228,445 square miles (591,670 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Saskatchewan's land area is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Yukon's.
Total area
- Saskatchewan: 251,366 square miles (651,036 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Saskatchewan's total area is 1.3 times (35%) larger than Yukon's.
Length
- Saskatchewan is 796 miles (1,282 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Saskatchewan's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Yukon's.
Width
- Saskatchewan spans 391 miles (630 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Yukon's east-west width is 2.1 times (112%) wider than Saskatchewan's.
Highest point
- Saskatchewan's highest point is Cypress Hills at 4,567 feet (1,392 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 14,984 feet higher than Cypress Hills.
Lowest point
- Saskatchewan's lowest point is Lake Athabasca at 699 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Yukon's lowest point is 699 feet lower.
Saskatchewan vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- Saskatchewan has a population of 1,265,936 (2026), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- Saskatchewan's population is 26.6 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- Saskatchewan: 5.5 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- Saskatchewan's population density is 18.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- Saskatchewan's biggest city is Saskatoon with 266,141 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Saskatoon's population is 9.4 times (844%) larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- Saskatchewan's largest metropolitan area is Saskatoon CMA (317,480 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Saskatoon CMA's population is 9.9 times (895%) larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- Saskatchewan: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Yukon is the older of the two by 7 years.
Saskatchewan vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- Saskatchewan's GDP is $82.4 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- Saskatchewan's economic output is 25.8 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- Saskatchewan: $66,019 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Saskatchewan and Yukon have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Saskatchewan official website · Yukon official website
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