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Iowa vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 9.3 times (833%) larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 9.3 times (826%) larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 5.1 times (406%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.8 times (82%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 3,354 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Iowa's population is 12.2 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Iowa's population density is 116.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 6.3 times (528%) larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 65 years.
Iowa vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Iowa's economic output is 11.9 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Iowa and Northern Territory have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Iowa official website · Northern Territory official website
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