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New South Wales vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- New South Wales has a land area of 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 2.4 times (142%) larger than New South Wales'.
Total area
- New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 2.6 times (161%) larger than New South Wales'.
Length
- New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 3.1 times (212%) longer than New South Wales'.
Width
- New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 1.6 times (60%) wider than New South Wales'.
Highest point
- New South Wales's highest point is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 1,273 feet higher than Mount Kosciuszko.
Lowest point
- New South Wales's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New South Wales vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- New South Wales has a population of 8,624,534 (2025), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- New South Wales' population is 208.3 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- New South Wales: 27.9 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- New South Wales' population density is 279.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
History
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, New South Wales is the older of the two by 98 years.
New South Wales vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- New South Wales's GDP is $547.1 billion (2025) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- New South Wales' economic output is 133.4 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- New South Wales: $63,435 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (58%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
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