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California vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 3.3 times (234%) larger than California's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 3.2 times (218%) larger than California's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than California's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- California's east-west width is 1.2 times (16%) wider than Northern Territory's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Whitney is 9,461 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- California's population is 148.5 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- California's population density is 506.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 81.2 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, California is the older of the two by 61 years.
California vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- California's economic output is 180.7 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- California's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Northern Territory's.
Official Websites
California official website · Northern Territory official website
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