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Colorado vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 5.0 times (399%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.8 times (181%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.6 times (156%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Elbert is 5,324 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Colorado's population is 131.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Colorado's population density is 575.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Denver's population is 35.8 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 150.1 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 6 years.
Colorado vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 150.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
Official Websites
Colorado official website · Northwest Territories official website
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