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Idaho vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Yukon's land area is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Idaho's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Yukon's total area is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Idaho's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Yukon's north-south length is 1.4 times (39%) longer than Idaho's.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Yukon's east-west width is 2.4 times (136%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 6,920 feet higher than Borah Peak.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Yukon's lowest point is 718 feet lower.
Idaho vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- Idaho's population is 42.1 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- Idaho's population density is 80.7 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Boise's population is 8.4 times (744%) larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Boise City, ID metro area's population is 26.5 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Idaho is the older of the two by 8 years.
Idaho vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- Idaho's economic output is 40.3 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Idaho and Yukon have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Idaho official website · Yukon official website
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