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Florida vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 8.5 times (751%) larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 7.3 times (628%) larger than Florida's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.8 times (178%) longer than Florida's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.8 times (81%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 8,754 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Florida's population is 516.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Florida's population density is 4,356.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Jacksonville's population is 49.6 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 317.5 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 25 years.
Florida vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Florida's economic output is 466.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Florida's.
Official Websites
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