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New York vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 11.1 times larger than New York's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 9.5 times (855%) larger than New York's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 3.5 times (250%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.5 times (47%) wider than New York's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m). Mount Marcy is 312 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point: New York'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.
New York vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025). New York's population is 74.8 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5. New York's population density is 843.2 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area: New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 125.2 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state. Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 123 years.
New York vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion. New York's economic output is 103.7 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383. New York's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Northern Territory'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.