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Utah vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 5.5 times (453%) larger than Utah's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 6.1 times (512%) larger than Utah's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 3.0 times (200%) longer than Utah's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 3.7 times (269%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Kings Peak is 4,414 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Utah vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Utah's population is 77.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Utah's population density is 424.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Utah's biggest city is Salt Lake City with 217,783 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Salt Lake City's population is 10.7 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 64.0 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 26 years.
Utah vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 80.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Utah and Northwest Territories have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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