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Mississippi vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 9.7 times (873%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 10.7 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 3.9 times (289%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.9 times (191%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 8,293 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 65.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Mississippi's population density is 627.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Jackson's population is 7.0 times (595%) larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 65.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 53 years.
Mississippi vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 42.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (54%) higher than Mississippi's.
Official Websites
Mississippi official website · Northwest Territories official website
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