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Northern Territory vs Victoria Geography
Land area: Northern Territory has a land area of 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), while Victoria has 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 5.9 times (493%) larger than Victoria's.
Total area: Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²) vs Victoria: 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 5.9 times (493%) larger than Victoria's.
Length: Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km) long from north to south; Victoria is 466 miles (751 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 2.3 times (134%) longer than Victoria's.
Width: Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km) east to west; Victoria spans 558 miles (897 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than Victoria's.
Highest point: Northern Territory's highest point is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m); Victoria's is Mount Bogong at 6,516 feet (1,986 m). Mount Bogong is 1,493 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point: Northern Territory's lowest point is Timor Sea at 0 feet; Victoria's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northern Territory vs Victoria Population and History
Population: Northern Territory has a population of 265,457 (2025), while Victoria has 7,104,349 (2025). Victoria's population is 26.8 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density: Northern Territory: 0.5 people per square mile vs Victoria: 80.9. Victoria's population density is 161.8 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area: Northern Territory's largest metropolitan area is Greater Darwin (159,284 people) vs Victoria's Greater Melbourne (5,435,590). Greater Melbourne's population is 34.1 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History: Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. Victoria: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1851. In its current form, Victoria is the older of the two by 10 years.
Northern Territory vs Victoria Economy
GDP: Northern Territory's GDP is $22.4 billion (2025) vs Victoria's $406.1 billion. Victoria's economic output is 18.1 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita: Northern Territory: $84,383 per person vs Victoria: $57,162. Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (48%) higher than Victoria's.
Official Websites
Northern Territory official website · Victoria official website
More Size Comparisons
All Northern Territory size comparisons · All Victoria 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.