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Vermont vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area
- Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²).
- Northwest Territories' land area is 49.6 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area
- Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northwest Territories' total area is 54.1 times larger than Vermont's.
Length
- Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km).
- Northwest Territories' north-south length is 7.9 times (694%) longer than Vermont's.
Width
- Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km).
- Northwest Territories' east-west width is 8.8 times (776%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point
- Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 4,714 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point
- Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Vermont vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population
- Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024).
- Vermont's population is 14.3 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1.
- Vermont's population density is 704.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city
- Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340.
- Burlington's population is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area
- Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340).
- Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's population is 11.3 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state.
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 79 years.
Vermont vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP
- Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion.
- Vermont's economic output is 12.5 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) higher than Vermont's.
Official Websites
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