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Tennessee vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 11.1 times larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 12.3 times larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 6.9 times (586%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.0 times (99%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 2,474 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Tennessee's population is 159.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Tennessee's population density is 1,753.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Nashville's population is 34.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's population is 105.7 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 74 years.
Tennessee vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 151.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Tennessee's.
Official Websites
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