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Louisiana vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 10.6 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 9.9 times (892%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.4 times (335%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.8 times (178%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 8,565 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 101.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Louisiana's population density is 1,064.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- New Orleans' population is 17.8 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 47.5 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 58 years.
Louisiana vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 89.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (15%) higher than Louisiana's.
Official Websites
Louisiana official website · Northwest Territories official website
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