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Iowa vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 8.2 times (718%) larger than Iowa's.
Total area: Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 9.2 times (824%) larger than Iowa's.
Length: Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 6.1 times (506%) longer than Iowa's.
Width: Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 3.0 times (196%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point: Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 7,429 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point: Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Iowa's population is 71.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Iowa's population density is 580.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Des Moines' population is 10.5 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 49.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 24 years.
Iowa vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Iowa's economic output is 71.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Iowa and Northwest Territories have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Iowa 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.