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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
More Size Comparisons
All China size comparisons · All Northern Territory size comparisons
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.