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Indiana vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 14.5 times larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 14.3 times larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 4.0 times (296%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 3.2 times (216%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 3,768 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 330 feet lower.
Indiana vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Indiana's population is 26.1 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Indiana's population density is 386.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 59.1 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 95 years.
Indiana vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 23.2 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (12%) higher than Indiana's.
Official Websites
Indiana official website · Northern Territory official website
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