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New Mexico vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 6.2 times (516%) larger than New Mexico's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 6.6 times (565%) larger than New Mexico's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 5.3 times (435%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 2.7 times (167%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 4,567 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nunavut's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 51.4 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- New Mexico's population density is 176.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Albuquerque's population is 75.4 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, New Mexico is the older of the two by 87 years.
New Mexico vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 35.9 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (45%) higher than New Mexico's.
Official Websites
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