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Mexico vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Mexico has a land area of 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 1.4 times (44%) larger than Northern Territory's.
Total area
- Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Northern Territory's.
Length
- Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than Northern Territory's.
Width
- Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 3.3 times (231%) wider than Northern Territory's.
Highest point
- Mexico's highest point is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 13,468 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- Mexico's lowest point is Laguna Salada at -33 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Mexico vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Mexico has a population of 131,231,919 (2026), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Mexico's population is 494.4 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Mexico: 174.8 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Mexico's population density is 349.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Mexico City (17,734,212 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Mexico City's population is 111.3 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 90 years.
Mexico vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Mexico's GDP is $1,832.6 billion (2025) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 81.8 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Mexico: $13,889 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 6.1 times (508%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
Mexico official website · Northern Territory official website
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