The map above shows Alabama and Northwest Territories side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Alabama vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 9.0 times (802%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 9.9 times (891%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.0 times (296%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 4.7 times (367%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 6,693 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 114.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Alabama's population density is 1,018.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Huntsville's population is 11.3 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Birmingham, AL metro area's population is 58.6 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 51 years.
Alabama vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 87.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Alabama's.
Official Websites
Alabama official website · Northwest Territories official website
Download the Alabama vs Northwest Territories Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Alabama size comparisons · All Northwest Territories size comparisons
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.