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Manitoba vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Manitoba has a land area of 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Manitoba's.
Total area
- Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 2.1 times (108%) larger than Manitoba's.
Length
- Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than Manitoba's.
Width
- Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.9 times (92%) wider than Manitoba's.
Highest point
- Manitoba's highest point is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 6,368 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point
- Manitoba's lowest point is Hudson Bay at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Manitoba vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Manitoba has a population of 1,505,117 (2026), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Manitoba's population is 33.3 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Manitoba: 7.0 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Manitoba's population density is 70.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Manitoba's biggest city is Winnipeg with 749,607 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Winnipeg's population is 36.9 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Manitoba's largest metropolitan area is Winnipeg CMA (834,678 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Winnipeg CMA's population is 41.0 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
Manitoba vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Manitoba's GDP is $70.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Manitoba's economic output is 19.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Manitoba: $47,034 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
Manitoba official website · Northwest Territories official website
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