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Northwest Territories vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Yukon's.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Yukon's.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.0 times (96%) longer than Yukon's.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than Yukon's.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 10,453 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- Yukon's population is 1.1 times (5%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- Yukon's population density is 3.0 times (200%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Northwest Territories's biggest city is Yellowknife with 20,340 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Whitehorse's population is 1.4 times (39%) larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Whitehorse CMA's population is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 28 years.
Northwest Territories vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- Northwest Territories' economic output is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Yukon's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Yukon official website
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