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Northwest Territories vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 17.3 times larger than Tasmania's.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 19.7 times larger than Tasmania's.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.1 times (312%) longer than Tasmania's.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 4.0 times (299%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 3,793 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Tasmania's population is 12.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Tasmania's population density is 218.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Largest metro area
- Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Greater Hobart's population is 12.5 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 31 years.
Northwest Territories vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Tasmania's economic output is 7.6 times (665%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.7 times (68%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Tasmania official website
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