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Mississippi vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 11.1 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 10.8 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 3.2 times (224%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.8 times (79%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 4,218 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Mississippi's population is 11.1 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Mississippi's population density is 125.4 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 8.4 times (741%) larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 94 years.
Mississippi vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 7.1 times (606%) larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Mississippi's.
Official Websites
Mississippi official website · Northern Territory official website
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