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New Jersey vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 62.1 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 59.6 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 7.8 times (675%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 7.7 times (667%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 7,300 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey'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.
New Jersey vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). New Jersey's population is 209.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. New Jersey's population density is 12,918.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Newark's population is 15.6 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 980.3 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 83 years.
New Jersey vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 228.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
Official Websites
New Jersey 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.