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California vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 2.9 times (193%) larger than California's.
Total area: California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 3.2 times (218%) larger than California's.
Length: California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.7 times (72%) longer than California's.
Width: California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than California's.
Highest point: California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Whitney is 5,386 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). California's population is 871.3 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. California's population density is 2,530.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Los Angeles' population is 190.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 635.6 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, California is the older of the two by 20 years.
California vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. California's economic output is 1,094.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: California: $102,662 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. California's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
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.