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Kansas vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 2.2 times (124%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Kansas'.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 3.2 times (223%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 2.1 times (107%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 15,511 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Yukon's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Kansas' population is 62.4 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Kansas' population density is 121.0 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Wichita's population is 14.2 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 70.6 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 37 years.
Kansas vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Kansas' economic output is 72.0 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Yukon's.
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.