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Kansas vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 6.4 times (537%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 6.3 times (533%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 5.3 times (428%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.5 times (52%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 983 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Kansas' population is 11.2 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Kansas' population density is 72.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 14.1 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 50 years.
Kansas vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Kansas' economic output is 10.3 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Kansas'.
Official Websites
Kansas official website · Northern Territory official website
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