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Tennessee vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 8.6 times (760%) larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 9.9 times (886%) larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 5.7 times (468%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 2.0 times (104%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 4,350 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Ontario's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- Ontario's population is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Tennessee's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- Tennessee's population density is 3.9 times (285%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 4.0 times (296%) larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- Toronto CMA's population is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 71 years.
Tennessee vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Ontario's.
Official Websites
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