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Florida vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 9.7 times (871%) larger than Florida's.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 7.3 times (630%) larger than Florida's.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 2.3 times (132%) longer than Florida's.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m). Mount Zeil is 4,679 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida'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.
Florida vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025). Florida's population is 88.0 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5. Florida's population density is 871.2 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area: Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284). Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's population is 40.5 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 66 years.
Florida vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP: Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion. Florida's economic output is 77.1 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita: Florida: $73,879 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383. Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Florida'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.