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Alberta vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Alberta's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Alberta's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 1.3 times (35%) longer than Alberta's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Columbia is 7,270 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Alberta's population is 19.0 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Alberta's population density is 40.8 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Calgary CMA's population is 9.3 times (830%) larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 6 years.
Alberta vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 15.4 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Northern Territory official website
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