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Rhode Island vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 723.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 523.0 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 34.6 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 31.6 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 7,772 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Rhode Island vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Rhode Island's population is 26.9 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Rhode Island's population density is 10,758.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Providence's population is 26.2 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 209 years.
Rhode Island vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Rhode Island's economic output is 19.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Official Websites
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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.