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Northwest Territories vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Ontario's.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Ontario's.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than Ontario's.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Northwest Territories and Ontario have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 6,824 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- Ontario's population is 356.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- Ontario's population density is 455.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Northwest Territories's biggest city is Yellowknife with 20,340 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 137.4 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- Toronto CMA's population is 304.9 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Ontario is the older of the two by 3 years.
Northwest Territories vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 236.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than Ontario's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Ontario official website
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