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Germany vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area: Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 3.9 times (287%) larger than Germany's.
Total area: Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Germany's.
Length: Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 2.1 times (106%) longer than Germany's.
Width: Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m). Zugspitze is 4,695 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point: Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet. Germany's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Germany vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population: Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025). Germany's population is 314.4 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density: Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5. Germany's population density is 1,240.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area: Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 38.9 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History: Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 40 years.
Germany vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP: Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion. Germany's economic output is 225.5 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita: Germany: $60,496 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383. Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Germany's.
Official Websites
Germany official website · Northern Territory official website
More Size Comparisons
All Germany size comparisons · All Northern Territory size comparisons
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.