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Rhode Island vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Rhode Island has a land area of 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 177.1 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area: Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 120.6 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length: Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 11.0 times longer than Rhode Island's.
Width: Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 19.8 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point: Rhode Island's highest point is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 18,740 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point: Rhode Island's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Rhode Island vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Rhode Island has a population of 1,112,308 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Rhode Island's population is 23.4 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Rhode Island: 1,075.8 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Rhode Island's population density is 3,586.0 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Rhode Island's biggest city is Providence with 194,706 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Providence's population is 6.9 times (590%) larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Rhode Island's largest metropolitan area is Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 53.3 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 108 years.
Rhode Island vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Rhode Island's GDP is $80.4 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Rhode Island's economic output is 25.1 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Rhode Island: $72,265 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Yukon's.
Official Websites
Rhode Island official website · Yukon 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.