The map above shows US Virgin Islands and Northern Territory side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
US Virgin Islands vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 3,899.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 706.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 23.2 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 11.7 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m). Mount Zeil is 3,468 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
US Virgin Islands vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025). Northern Territory's population is 3.0 times (205%) larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5. US Virgin Islands' population density is 1,300.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. In its current form, Northern Territory is the older of the two by 6 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Northern Territory official website
More Size Comparisons
All US Virgin Islands 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.