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Ohio vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 11.2 times larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 11.6 times larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 4.5 times (350%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 3.1 times (212%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 7,551 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Ohio's population is 262.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Ohio's population density is 2,908.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Columbus' population is 45.9 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 113.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 67 years.
Ohio vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 249.5 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Ohio's.
Official Websites
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