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Oklahoma vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Oklahoma has a land area of 68,597 square miles (177,665 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 6.7 times (566%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Total area
- Oklahoma: 69,899 square miles (181,038 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 7.4 times (644%) larger than Oklahoma's.
Length
- Oklahoma is 533 miles (857 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.5 times (146%) longer than Oklahoma's.
Width
- Oklahoma spans 490 miles (789 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.0 times (102%) wider than Oklahoma's.
Highest point
- Oklahoma's highest point is Black Mesa at 4,980 feet (1,518 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 4,118 feet higher than Black Mesa.
Lowest point
- Oklahoma's lowest point is Little River at 289 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 289 feet lower.
Oklahoma vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Oklahoma has a population of 4,095,393 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Oklahoma's population is 90.5 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Oklahoma: 59.7 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Oklahoma's population density is 597.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Oklahoma's biggest city is Oklahoma City with 712,919 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Oklahoma City's population is 35.1 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Oklahoma's largest metropolitan area is Oklahoma City, OK metro area (1,497,821 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Oklahoma City, OK metro area's population is 73.6 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Oklahoma: Admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 37 years.
Oklahoma vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Oklahoma's GDP is $263.7 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Oklahoma's economic output is 71.3 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Oklahoma: $64,388 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Oklahoma's.
Official Websites
Oklahoma official website · Northwest Territories official website
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