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New Zealand vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- New Zealand has a land area of 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 5.1 times (410%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 5.0 times (402%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than Northern Territory's.
Width
- New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than Northern Territory's.
Highest point
- New Zealand's highest point is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 7,195 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- New Zealand's lowest point is Taieri Plains at -7 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
New Zealand vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- New Zealand has a population of 5,357,300 (2026), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- New Zealand's population is 20.2 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- New Zealand: 52.5 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 105.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- New Zealand's largest metropolitan area is Auckland Region (1,715,600 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Auckland Region's population is 10.8 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, New Zealand is the older of the two by 4 years.
New Zealand vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- New Zealand's GDP is $264.1 billion (2025) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- New Zealand's economic output is 11.8 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- New Zealand: $49,591 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (70%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
New Zealand official website · Northern Territory official website
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