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Kansas vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 5.6 times (459%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 6.3 times (532%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 6.3 times (533%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.5 times (147%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 5,058 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Kansas' population is 65.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Kansas' population density is 363.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Wichita's population is 19.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 110.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 9 years.
Kansas vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 62.3 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Kansas'.
Official Websites
Kansas official website · Northwest Territories official website
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