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Kentucky vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 13.2 times larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 12.9 times larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 4.2 times (325%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.5 times (46%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 889 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Kentucky's population is 17.3 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Kentucky's population density is 232.4 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 14.5 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 119 years.
Kentucky vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 13.2 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (31%) higher than Kentucky's.
Official Websites
Kentucky official website · Northern Territory official website
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