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North Carolina vs Saskatchewan Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Saskatchewan has 228,445 square miles (591,670 km²).
- Saskatchewan's land area is 4.7 times (370%) larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Saskatchewan: 251,366 square miles (651,036 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Saskatchewan's total area is 4.7 times (367%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Saskatchewan is 796 miles (1,282 km).
- Saskatchewan's north-south length is 3.1 times (209%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Saskatchewan spans 391 miles (630 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.2 times (25%) wider than Saskatchewan's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Saskatchewan's is Cypress Hills at 4,567 feet (1,392 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 2,107 feet higher than Cypress Hills.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Saskatchewan's is Lake Athabasca at 699 feet.
- North Carolina's lowest point is 699 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Saskatchewan Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Saskatchewan has 1,265,936 (2026).
- North Carolina's population is 8.7 times (773%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Saskatchewan: 5.5.
- North Carolina's population density is 41.3 times higher than Saskatchewan's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Saskatchewan's is Saskatoon with 266,141.
- Charlotte's population is 3.5 times (255%) larger than Saskatoon's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Saskatchewan's Saskatoon CMA (317,480).
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 9.1 times (808%) larger than Saskatoon CMA's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Saskatchewan: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 116 years.
North Carolina vs Saskatchewan Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Saskatchewan's $82.4 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 10.2 times larger than Saskatchewan's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Saskatchewan: $66,019.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Saskatchewan's.
Official Websites
North Carolina official website · Saskatchewan official website
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