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Manitoba vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Manitoba has a land area of 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Manitoba's.
Total area
- Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 2.1 times (108%) larger than Manitoba's.
Length
- Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 1.4 times (42%) longer than Manitoba's.
Width
- Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than Manitoba's.
Highest point
- Manitoba's highest point is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 2,293 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point
- Manitoba's lowest point is Hudson Bay at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Manitoba vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Manitoba has a population of 1,505,117 (2026), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Manitoba's population is 5.7 times (467%) larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Manitoba: 7.0 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Manitoba's population density is 14.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Manitoba's largest metropolitan area is Winnipeg CMA (834,678 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Winnipeg CMA's population is 5.2 times (424%) larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Manitoba is the older of the two by 41 years.
Manitoba vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Manitoba's GDP is $70.2 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Manitoba's economic output is 3.1 times (213%) larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Manitoba: $47,034 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
Manitoba official website · Northern Territory official website
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