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Louisiana vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 17.3 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 15.4 times larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 7.0 times (602%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 3.7 times (273%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 8,050 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Louisiana's population is 111.0 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Louisiana's population density is 1,064.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- New Orleans' population is 48.8 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 187 years.
Louisiana vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 80.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Louisiana's.
Official Websites
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