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Colorado vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 5.0 times (403%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 5.0 times (400%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 2.3 times (134%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.6 times (58%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Elbert is 9,399 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Colorado's population is 22.4 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Colorado's population density is 115.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 19.2 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 35 years.
Colorado vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 24.9 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Northern Territory's.
Official Websites
Colorado official website · Northern Territory official website
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