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British Columbia vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than British Columbia's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than British Columbia's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than British Columbia's.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 2.0 times (104%) wider than Northern Territory's.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 10,276 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- British Columbia'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.
British Columbia vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- British Columbia's population is 21.3 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- British Columbia's population density is 31.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 16.6 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 40 years.
British Columbia vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 14.0 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
British Columbia official website · Northern Territory official website
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