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New Mexico vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Yukon's land area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than New Mexico's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Yukon's total area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than New Mexico's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Yukon's north-south length is 1.7 times (69%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Yukon's east-west width is 1.7 times (67%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 6,401 feet higher than Wheeler Peak.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Yukon's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 44.8 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- New Mexico's population density is 58.7 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Albuquerque's population is 19.9 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Albuquerque, NM metro area's population is 29.0 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Yukon is the older of the two by 14 years.
New Mexico vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 46.0 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- New Mexico and Yukon have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
New Mexico official website · Yukon official website
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