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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
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