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Washington vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 6.9 times (587%) larger than Washington's.
Total area: Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 7.3 times (629%) larger than Washington's.
Length: Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 5.5 times (450%) longer than Washington's.
Width: Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 2.5 times (148%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point: Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Rainier is 5,311 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Washington vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Washington's population is 175.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Washington's population density is 1,198.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Seattle's population is 38.4 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 203.8 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 19 years.
Washington vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Washington's economic output is 231.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Washington: $107,564 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Washington's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Northwest Territories'.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.