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Delaware vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 267.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 209.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 11.1 times longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 6.4 times (535%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 4,573 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Delaware vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Delaware's population is 4.0 times (296%) larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Delaware's population density is 1,079.8 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 39.7 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 124 years.
Delaware vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Delaware's economic output is 5.0 times (396%) larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Northern Territory's.
Official Websites
Delaware official website · Northern Territory official website
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