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Washington vs Yukon Geography
Land area
- Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²).
- Yukon's land area is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Yukon's total area is 2.6 times (161%) larger than Washington's.
Length
- Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km).
- Yukon's north-south length is 2.8 times (181%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km).
- Yukon's east-west width is 2.1 times (108%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m).
- Mount Logan is 5,142 feet higher than Mount Rainier.
Lowest point
- Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Washington vs Yukon Population and History
Population
- Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024).
- Washington's population is 167.2 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density
- Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3.
- Washington's population density is 399.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city
- Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201.
- Seattle's population is 27.7 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area
- Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913).
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 129.9 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898.
- In its current form, Washington is the older of the two by 9 years.
Washington vs Yukon Economy
GDP
- Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion.
- Washington's economic output is 267.5 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita
- Washington: $107,564 per person vs Yukon: $66,713.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (61%) higher than Yukon's.
Official Websites
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