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Massachusetts vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 58.6 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 49.2 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 10.7 times longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 5.4 times (435%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 5,609 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Massachusetts' population is 157.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Massachusetts' population density is 9,148.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Boston's population is 33.1 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 247.1 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 82 years.
Massachusetts vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 210.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
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.