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New Zealand vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: New Zealand has a land area of 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 4.5 times (347%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area: New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 5.0 times (401%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length: New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.1 times (11%) longer than New Zealand's.
Width: New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). New Zealand and Northwest Territories have about the same east-west width.
Highest point: New Zealand's highest point is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Aoraki / Mount Cook is 3,120 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: New Zealand's lowest point is Taieri Plains at -7 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
New Zealand vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: New Zealand has a population of 5,357,300 (2026), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). New Zealand's population is 118.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: New Zealand: 52.5 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. New Zealand's population density is 525.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Largest metro area: New Zealand's largest metropolitan area is Auckland Region (1,715,600 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Auckland Region's population is 84.3 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 37 years.
New Zealand vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: New Zealand's GDP is $264.1 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. New Zealand's economic output is 71.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: New Zealand: $49,591 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.7 times (67%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
New Zealand official website · Northwest Territories official website
More Size Comparisons
All New Zealand size comparisons · All Northwest Territories 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.