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California vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 4.8 times (380%) larger than California's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 4.9 times (394%) larger than California's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 2.8 times (178%) longer than California's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 1.9 times (88%) wider than California's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Mount Whitney is 5,901 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- California's population is 952.2 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- California's population density is 2,530.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Los Angeles' population is 522.1 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, California is the older of the two by 149 years.
California vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- California's economic output is 987.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- California and Nunavut have about the same GDP per capita.
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