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Utah vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Yukon's land area is 2.2 times (122%) larger than Utah's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Yukon's total area is 2.2 times (119%) larger than Utah's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Yukon's north-south length is 1.5 times (53%) longer than Utah's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Yukon's east-west width is 3.1 times (210%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 6,039 feet higher than Kings Peak.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Yukon's lowest point is 2,180 feet lower.
Utah vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- Utah's population is 73.6 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- Utah's population density is 141.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- Utah's biggest city is Salt Lake City with 217,783 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Salt Lake City's population is 7.7 times (672%) larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's population is 40.8 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Utah is the older of the two by 2 years.
Utah vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 93.6 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Yukon's.
Official Websites
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