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Minnesota vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 6.5 times (554%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 6.0 times (499%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 2.7 times (168%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.7 times (69%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 2,731 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Minnesota's population is 21.8 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Minnesota's population density is 145.4 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 23.6 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 53 years.
Minnesota vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 22.7 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Minnesota and Northern Territory have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Minnesota official website · Northern Territory official website
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