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Hawaii vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 71.1 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 47.4 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 3.9 times (293%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.6 times (156%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mauna Kea is 4,697 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 32.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Hawaii's population density is 2,252.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Honolulu's population is 17.0 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 49.1 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 89 years.
Hawaii vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 31.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Hawaii and Northwest Territories have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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