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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
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