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Oregon vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 4.8 times (376%) larger than Oregon's.
Total area: Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 5.3 times (428%) larger than Oregon's.
Length: Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.9 times (189%) longer than Oregon's.
Width: Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.2 times (122%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point: Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Hood is 2,134 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Oregon's population is 94.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Oregon's population density is 445.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Oregon's biggest city is Portland with 635,749 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Portland's population is 31.3 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 124.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 11 years.
Oregon vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Oregon's economic output is 89.2 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Oregon's.
Official Websites
Oregon official website · Northwest Territories 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.