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New York vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 9.7 times (869%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 9.5 times (853%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.2 times (320%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.4 times (139%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 3,763 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- New York's population is 439.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- New York's population density is 4,216.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- New York's population is 416.8 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 980.3 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 82 years.
New York vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- New York's economic output is 627.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- New York's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (41%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
Official Websites
New York official website · Northwest Territories official website
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