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Louisiana vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 12.1 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 9.9 times (895%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 3.6 times (263%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.7 times (71%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 4,490 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Louisiana's population is 17.3 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Louisiana's population density is 212.8 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 6.1 times (507%) larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 99 years.
Louisiana vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 14.7 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than Louisiana's.
Official Websites
Louisiana official website · Northern Territory official website
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