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Manitoba vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- Manitoba has a land area of 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Yukon's.
Total area
- Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Yukon's.
Length
- Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 1.1 times (15%) longer than Yukon's.
Width
- Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Yukon's east-west width is 1.6 times (61%) wider than Manitoba's.
Highest point
- Manitoba's highest point is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 16,821 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point
- Manitoba's lowest point is Hudson Bay at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Manitoba vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- Manitoba has a population of 1,505,117 (2026), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- Manitoba's population is 31.6 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- Manitoba: 7.0 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- Manitoba's population density is 23.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- Manitoba's biggest city is Winnipeg with 749,607 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Winnipeg's population is 26.6 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- Manitoba's largest metropolitan area is Winnipeg CMA (834,678 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Winnipeg CMA's population is 26.2 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Manitoba is the older of the two by 28 years.
Manitoba vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- Manitoba's GDP is $70.2 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- Manitoba's economic output is 21.9 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- Manitoba: $47,034 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
Manitoba official website · Yukon official website
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