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Arizona vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 6.6 times (558%) larger than Arizona's.
Total area: Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 7.1 times (609%) larger than Arizona's.
Length: Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 4.9 times (392%) longer than Arizona's.
Width: Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 2.9 times (194%) wider than Arizona's.
Highest point: Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Humphreys Peak is 4,037 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point: Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Nunavut's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Arizona's population is 183.1 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Arizona's population density is 667.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Phoenix's population is 225.2 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Arizona is the older of the two by 87 years.
Arizona vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Arizona's economic output is 139.0 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (33%) higher than Arizona's.
Official Websites
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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.