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New South Wales vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: New South Wales has a land area of 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 1.5 times (48%) larger than New South Wales'.
Total area: New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than New South Wales'.
Length: New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Northwest Territories' north-south length is 1.9 times (93%) longer than New South Wales'.
Width: New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Northwest Territories' east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than New South Wales'.
Highest point: New South Wales's highest point is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Nirvana is 1,788 feet higher than Mount Kosciuszko.
Lowest point: New South Wales's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New South Wales vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: New South Wales has a population of 8,624,534 (2025), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). New South Wales' population is 190.6 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: New South Wales: 27.9 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. New South Wales' population density is 279.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Largest metro area: New South Wales's largest metropolitan area is Greater Sydney (5,638,830 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Greater Sydney's population is 277.2 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 31 years.
New South Wales vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: New South Wales's GDP is $547.1 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. New South Wales' economic output is 147.9 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: New South Wales: $63,435 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (30%) higher than New South Wales'.
Official Websites
New South Wales official website · Northwest Territories official website
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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.