Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Nunavut is the northernmost territory of Canada. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Nunavut regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Nunavut?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Nunavut is 787,155 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than Nunavut by 123,887 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.19 times smaller than Nunavut.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Nunavut: 787,155 sq mi ( 2,038,722 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the StatCan data, the total population of Nunavut as of 2019, was estimated to be around 38,780.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Nunavut.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Nunavut is Iqaluit.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Nunavut: Inuktut
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Nunavut: Nunavummiut
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Nunavut: CA-NU
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Nunavut as of 2018: 0.908
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Nunavut Time Zone:
There are multiple time zones of Nunavut, Canada, from UTC – 4 to UTC – 7.
Nunavut also observes Summer Daylight Time.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Nunavut:
70° 10′ 0″ N, 90° 44′ 0″ W
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