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Puerto Rico vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Puerto Rico has a land area of 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 133.4 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area: Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 147.9 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length: Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 19.6 times longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width: Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 5.7 times (469%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point: Puerto Rico's highest point is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 4,708 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point: Puerto Rico's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Puerto Rico vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Puerto Rico has a population of 3,285,874 (2020), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Puerto Rico's population is 72.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Puerto Rico: 959.7 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Puerto Rico's population density is 9,597.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Puerto Rico's biggest city is San Juan with 342,259 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. San Juan's population is 16.8 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Puerto Rico's largest metropolitan area is San Juan metro area (2,233,177 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). San Juan metro area's population is 109.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 28 years.
Puerto Rico vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Puerto Rico's GDP is $129.0 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Puerto Rico's economic output is 34.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Puerto Rico: $40,650 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 2.0 times (103%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
Puerto Rico 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.