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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
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.