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West Virginia vs Yukon Geography
Land area: West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 7.6 times (662%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area: West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 7.7 times (669%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length: West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 2.7 times (173%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width: West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 3.0 times (201%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point: West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 14,688 feet higher than Spruce Knob.
Lowest point: West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Yukon's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
West Virginia vs Yukon Population and History
Population: West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). West Virginia's population is 37.2 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. West Virginia's population density is 245.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: West Virginia's biggest city is Charleston with 46,482 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Charleston's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: West Virginia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 201.7 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, West Virginia is the older of the two by 35 years.
West Virginia vs Yukon Economy
GDP: West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. West Virginia's economic output is 33.3 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than West Virginia's.
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.