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New York vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 15.9 times larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 14.8 times larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 6.8 times (577%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 3.2 times (220%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 3,248 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point: New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). New York's population is 479.8 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. New York's population density is 4,216.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. New York's population is 1,141.2 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 211 years.
New York vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. New York's economic output is 566.4 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. New York's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Nunavut's.
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.