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Northwest Territories vs Saskatchewan Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Saskatchewan has 228,445 square miles (591,670 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 2.0 times (100%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Saskatchewan: 251,366 square miles (651,036 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Saskatchewan is 796 miles (1,282 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.6 times (65%) longer than Saskatchewan's.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Saskatchewan spans 391 miles (630 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.5 times (153%) wider than Saskatchewan's.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Saskatchewan's is Cypress Hills at 4,567 feet (1,392 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 4,531 feet higher than Cypress Hills.
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Saskatchewan's is Lake Athabasca at 699 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 699 feet lower.
Northwest Territories vs Saskatchewan Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Saskatchewan has 1,265,936 (2026).
- Saskatchewan's population is 28.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Saskatchewan: 5.5.
- Saskatchewan's population density is 55.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Northwest Territories's biggest city is Yellowknife with 20,340 people; Saskatchewan's is Saskatoon with 266,141.
- Saskatoon's population is 13.1 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Saskatchewan's Saskatoon CMA (317,480).
- Saskatoon CMA's population is 15.6 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- Saskatchewan: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 35 years.
Northwest Territories vs Saskatchewan Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Saskatchewan's $82.4 billion.
- Saskatchewan's economic output is 22.3 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Saskatchewan: $66,019.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Saskatchewan's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Saskatchewan official website
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