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Pennsylvania vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 16.7 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 17.5 times larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 7.4 times (644%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 4.3 times (333%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 5,373 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Pennsylvania's population is 315.8 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 2,923.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Philadelphia's population is 211.9 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 212 years.
Pennsylvania vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 245.8 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Pennsylvania's.
Official Websites
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