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Massachusetts vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 66.8 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 49.4 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 8.9 times (788%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 3.3 times (230%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m). Mount Zeil is 1,534 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Massachusetts vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025). Massachusetts' population is 26.9 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5. Massachusetts' population density is 1,829.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 31.6 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 123 years.
Massachusetts vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 34.8 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Northern Territory's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.