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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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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.