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Northwest Territories vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 1.2 times (15%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Quebec's.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- Northwest Territories and Quebec have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 3,678 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 199.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- Quebec's population density is 171.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Northwest Territories's biggest city is Yellowknife with 20,340 people; Quebec's is Montreal with 1,762,949.
- Montreal's population is 86.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 211.0 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 3 years.
Northwest Territories vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 121.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.7 times (65%) higher than Quebec's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Quebec official website
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