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North Carolina vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area: North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 10.7 times larger than North Carolina's.
Total area: North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 9.7 times (868%) larger than North Carolina's.
Length: North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 4.2 times (323%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width: North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.3 times (25%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point: North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m). Mount Mitchell is 1,651 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point: North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population: North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025). North Carolina's population is 41.6 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density: North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5. North Carolina's population density is 454.4 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area: North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284). Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's population is 18.1 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History: North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state. Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 122 years.
North Carolina vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP: North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion. North Carolina's economic output is 37.7 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita: North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383. Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than North Carolina'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.