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Nova Scotia vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- Nova Scotia has a land area of 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Yukon's land area is 8.9 times (789%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Yukon's total area is 8.7 times (773%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Yukon's north-south length is 2.0 times (96%) longer than Nova Scotia's.
Width
- Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Yukon's east-west width is 2.5 times (146%) wider than Nova Scotia's.
Highest point
- Nova Scotia's highest point is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 17,802 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- Nova Scotia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Nova Scotia vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- Nova Scotia has a population of 1,090,074 (2026), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- Nova Scotia's population is 22.9 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- Nova Scotia: 52.9 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- Nova Scotia's population density is 176.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- Nova Scotia's biggest city is ''Halifax'' with 439,819 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. ''Halifax'''s population is 15.6 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- Nova Scotia's largest metropolitan area is Halifax CMA (465,703 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Halifax CMA's population is 14.6 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Nova Scotia is the older of the two by 31 years.
Nova Scotia vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- Nova Scotia's GDP is $47.7 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- Nova Scotia's economic output is 14.9 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- Nova Scotia: $44,056 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (51%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Nova Scotia official website · Yukon official website
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