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New Mexico vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 3.8 times (277%) larger than New Mexico's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 4.3 times (327%) larger than New Mexico's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 3.3 times (232%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.0 times (99%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 4,052 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 47.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- New Mexico's population density is 176.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Albuquerque's population is 27.5 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Albuquerque, NM metro area's population is 45.5 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 42 years.
New Mexico vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 39.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than New Mexico's.
Official Websites
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