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Northwest Territories vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 22.2 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 24.3 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 3.8 times (283%) longer than Nova Scotia's.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.9 times (193%) wider than Nova Scotia's.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 7,349 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Nova Scotia's population is 24.1 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Nova Scotia's population density is 529.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Northwest Territories's biggest city is Yellowknife with 20,340 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819. ''Halifax'''s population is 21.6 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Halifax CMA's population is 22.9 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Nova Scotia is the older of the two by 3 years.
Northwest Territories vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Nova Scotia's economic output is 12.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Nova Scotia official website
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