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Louisiana vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 4.2 times (324%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area: Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 3.6 times (256%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length: Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 2.2 times (122%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width: Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 2.3 times (133%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point: Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 19,018 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point: Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Louisiana's population is 96.6 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Louisiana's population density is 354.7 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. New Orleans' population is 12.9 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 30.3 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 86 years.
Louisiana vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Louisiana's economic output is 102.9 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Louisiana's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) 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.