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Guam vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Guam has a land area of 210 square miles (544 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 2,480.0 times larger than Guam's.
Total area
- Guam: 210 square miles (544 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 2,480.0 times larger than Guam's.
Length
- Guam is 27 miles (43 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 40.4 times longer than Guam's.
Width
- Guam spans 22 miles (35 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 27.7 times wider than Guam's.
Highest point
- Guam's highest point is Mount Lamlam at 1,332 feet (406 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 3,691 feet higher than Mount Lamlam.
Lowest point
- Guam'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.
Guam vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Guam has a population of 153,836 (2020), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Northern Territory's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Guam's.
Population density
- Guam: 732.6 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Guam's population density is 1,465.2 times higher than Northern Territory's.
History
- Guam: A US territory since 1898.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Guam is the older of the two by 13 years.
Official Websites
Guam official website · Northern Territory official website
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