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Arkansas vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 14.4 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area: Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 15.2 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length: Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 8.7 times (769%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width: Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 4.8 times (376%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point: Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 5,831 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point: Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Nunavut's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Arkansas' population is 74.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Arkansas' population density is 594.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Little Rock's population is 27.6 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 163 years.
Arkansas vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Arkansas' economic output is 45.9 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Arkansas'.
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.