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Arizona vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 4.0 times (302%) larger than Arizona's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Arizona's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 3.1 times (205%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.2 times (119%) wider than Arizona's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 3,522 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Arizona's population is 167.5 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Arizona's population density is 667.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Phoenix's population is 82.3 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 255.0 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 42 years.
Arizona vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 154.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Arizona's.
Official Websites
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