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Washington vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area: Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 7.8 times (684%) larger than Washington's.
Total area: Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 7.3 times (631%) larger than Washington's.
Length: Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 4.6 times (359%) longer than Washington's.
Width: Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.5 times (53%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point: Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m). Mount Rainier is 9,386 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point: Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Washington vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population: Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025). Washington's population is 30.0 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density: Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5. Washington's population density is 239.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area: Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284). Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's population is 26.0 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History: Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state. Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. In its current form, Washington is the older of the two by 22 years.
Washington vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP: Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion. Washington's economic output is 38.2 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita: Washington: $107,564 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383. Washington's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) higher than Northern Territory'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.