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Alabama vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 14.8 times larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 15.4 times larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 6.4 times (538%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 6.3 times (526%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 6,178 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Alabama's population is 124.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Alabama's population density is 1,018.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Huntsville's population is 31.0 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 180 years.
Alabama vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 79.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Alabama's.
Official Websites
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