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Idaho vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 5.5 times (453%) larger than Idaho's.
Total area: Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 6.2 times (522%) larger than Idaho's.
Length: Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.7 times (171%) longer than Idaho's.
Width: Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.8 times (181%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point: Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Borah Peak is 3,533 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 718 feet lower.
Idaho vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Idaho's population is 44.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Idaho's population density is 242.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Boise's population is 11.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Boise City, ID metro area's population is 41.6 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 20 years.
Idaho vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Idaho's economic output is 34.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Idaho's.
Official Websites
Idaho official website · Northwest Territories official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.