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Kansas vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 9.1 times (814%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 9.8 times (882%) larger than Kansas'.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 10.2 times longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 3.3 times (231%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 4,543 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Nunavut's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Kansas' population is 71.7 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Kansas' population density is 363.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Wichita's population is 54.0 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 138 years.
Kansas vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Kansas' economic output is 56.2 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Kansas'.
Official Websites
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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.