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South Carolina vs Yukon Geography
Land area: South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 6.1 times (509%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area: South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 5.8 times (482%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length: South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 2.8 times (183%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width: South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 3.0 times (197%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point: South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 16,054 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point: South Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
South Carolina vs Yukon Population and History
Population: South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). South Carolina's population is 115.1 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. South Carolina's population density is 607.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Charleston's population is 5.6 times (459%) larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 90.4 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, South Carolina is the older of the two by 110 years.
South Carolina vs Yukon Economy
GDP: South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. South Carolina's economic output is 111.6 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. South Carolina and Yukon have about the same GDP per capita.
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.