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China vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- China has a land area of 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- China's land area is 6.9 times (591%) larger than Northern Territory's.
Total area
- China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 7.1 times (611%) larger than Northern Territory's.
Length
- China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- China's north-south length is 2.3 times (134%) longer than Northern Territory's.
Width
- China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- China's east-west width is 5.0 times (398%) wider than Northern Territory's.
Highest point
- China's highest point is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Everest is 24,009 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- China's lowest point is Turpan Depression at -505 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
China vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- China has a population of 1,404,890,000 (2025), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- China's population is 5,292.3 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- China: 390.1 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- China's population density is 780.2 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- China's largest metropolitan area is Shanghai (29,558,908 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Shanghai's population is 185.6 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Northern Territory is the older of the two by 38 years.
China vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- China's GDP is $19,498.0 billion (2025) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- China's economic output is 870.4 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- China: $13,862 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 6.1 times (509%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
China official website · Northern Territory 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.