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Northwest Territories vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 56.9 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 64.8 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 8.8 times (779%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 8.9 times (792%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 5,538 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 68.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 3,870.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Northwest Territories's biggest city is Yellowknife with 20,340 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 18.3 times larger than Yellowknife's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 334 years.
Northwest Territories vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Wales' economic output is 24.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 2.9 times (189%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Wales official website
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