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Missouri vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 7.6 times (658%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 7.5 times (647%) larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 3.3 times (233%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 3,252 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Missouri's population is 23.5 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Missouri's population density is 181.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's population is 17.7 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 90 years.
Missouri vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 20.0 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (17%) higher than Missouri's.
Official Websites
Missouri official website · Northern Territory official website
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