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British Columbia vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 2.1 times (109%) larger than British Columbia's.
Total area: British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 2.2 times (122%) larger than British Columbia's.
Length: British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 2.1 times (108%) longer than British Columbia's.
Width: British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 1.1 times (7%) wider than British Columbia's.
Highest point: British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Mount Fairweather is 6,716 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point: British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
British Columbia vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). British Columbia's population is 136.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. British Columbia's population density is 158.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Vancouver's population is 89.1 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 128 years.
British Columbia vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. British Columbia's economic output is 76.4 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (81%) higher than British Columbia'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.