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Maine vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 14.8 times larger than Maine's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 14.7 times larger than Maine's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.2 times (321%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 4.9 times (388%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 3,845 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Maine's population is 31.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Maine's population density is 456.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Portland's population is 3.4 times (242%) larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's population is 28.1 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 50 years.
Maine vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Maine's economic output is 26.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Maine's.
Official Websites
Maine official website · Northwest Territories official website
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