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Northwest Territories vs Victoria Geography
Land area: Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Victoria has 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Victoria's.
Total area: Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Victoria: 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 5.9 times (492%) larger than Victoria's.
Length: Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Victoria is 466 miles (751 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 2.8 times (181%) longer than Victoria's.
Width: Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Victoria spans 558 miles (897 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.8 times (77%) wider than Victoria's.
Highest point: Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Victoria's is Mount Bogong at 6,516 feet (1,986 m). Mount Nirvana is 2,582 feet higher than Mount Bogong.
Lowest point: Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Victoria's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Victoria Population and History
Population: Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Victoria has 7,104,349 (2025). Victoria's population is 157.0 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Victoria: 80.9. Victoria's population density is 809.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Largest metro area: Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Victoria's Greater Melbourne (5,435,590). Greater Melbourne's population is 267.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. Victoria: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1851. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 31 years.
Northwest Territories vs Victoria Economy
GDP: Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Victoria's $406.1 billion. Victoria's economic output is 109.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Victoria: $57,162. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (45%) higher than Victoria's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Victoria official website
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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.