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Hawaii vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 116.4 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 73.7 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 6.3 times (534%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 3.4 times (244%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Mauna Kea is 5,212 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Hawaii vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Hawaii's population is 34.9 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Hawaii's population density is 2,252.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Honolulu's population is 46.4 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Hawaii is the older of the two by 40 years.
Hawaii vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Hawaii's economic output is 28.7 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Hawaii's.
Official Websites
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