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Nebraska vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 5.9 times (495%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 6.7 times (572%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.6 times (164%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.1 times (113%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 3,670 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Northwest Territories's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Nebraska's population is 44.3 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Nebraska's population density is 261.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Omaha's population is 24.1 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 49.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 3 years.
Nebraska vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Nebraska's economic output is 51.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
Official Websites
Nebraska official website · Northwest Territories official website
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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.