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New South Wales vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- New South Wales has a land area of 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 1.7 times (69%) larger than Yukon's.
Total area
- New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 1.7 times (66%) larger than Yukon's.
Length
- New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- New South Wales and Yukon have about the same north-south length.
Width
- New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- New South Wales and Yukon have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- New South Wales's highest point is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 12,241 feet higher than Mount Kosciuszko.
Lowest point
- New South Wales's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New South Wales vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- New South Wales has a population of 8,624,534 (2025), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- New South Wales' population is 181.2 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- New South Wales: 27.9 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- New South Wales' population density is 93.0 times higher than Yukon's.
Largest metro area
- New South Wales's largest metropolitan area is Greater Sydney (5,638,830 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Greater Sydney's population is 176.7 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Yukon is the older of the two by 3 years.
New South Wales vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- New South Wales's GDP is $547.1 billion (2025) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- New South Wales' economic output is 171.0 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- New South Wales: $63,435 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (5%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
New South Wales official website · Yukon official website
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