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Nevada vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 6.8 times (580%) larger than Nevada's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 7.3 times (631%) larger than Nevada's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 4.4 times (336%) longer than Nevada's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 2.8 times (183%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Boundary Peak is 4,532 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nunavut's lowest point is 481 feet lower.
Nevada vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Nevada's population is 78.9 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Nevada's population density is 297.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Las Vegas' population is 91.4 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 135 years.
Nevada vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Nevada's economic output is 65.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Nevada's.
Official Websites
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