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Kentucky vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 11.6 times larger than Kentucky's.
Total area: Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 12.9 times larger than Kentucky's.
Length: Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 5.1 times (410%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width: Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.4 times (137%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point: Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 4,964 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point: Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Kentucky's population is 101.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Kentucky's population density is 1,162.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Louisville's population is 31.5 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 113.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 78 years.
Kentucky vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Kentucky's economic output is 79.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Kentucky'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.