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Wales vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Wales has a land area of 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 22.8 times larger than Wales'.
Total area: Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 23.2 times larger than Wales'.
Length: Wales is 149 miles (239 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 4.5 times (349%) longer than Wales'.
Width: Wales spans 111 miles (179 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 7.5 times (648%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point: Wales's highest point is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 15,991 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point: Wales's lowest point is Irish Sea at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Wales vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Wales has a population of 3,105,000 (2022), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Wales' population is 65.2 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Wales: 387.0 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Wales' population density is 1,290.0 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Wales's biggest city is Cardiff with 372,089 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Cardiff's population is 13.2 times larger than Whitehorse's.
History: Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 362 years.
Wales vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Wales's GDP is $89.5 billion (2022) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Wales' economic output is 28.0 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Wales: $28,606 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Yukon's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (133%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Wales official website · Yukon official website
More Size Comparisons
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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.