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Arkansas vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 8.8 times (779%) larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 9.8 times (877%) larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 5.4 times (439%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 3.5 times (255%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 6,346 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Arkansas' population is 68.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Arkansas' population density is 594.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Little Rock's population is 10.1 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 65.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 34 years.
Arkansas vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Arkansas' economic output is 50.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Arkansas'.
Official Websites
Arkansas official website · Northwest Territories official website
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