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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
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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.