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Northern Territory vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Northern Territory has a land area of 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Spain's.
Total area
- Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Spain's.
Length
- Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 2.0 times (100%) longer than Spain's.
Width
- Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than Northern Territory's.
Highest point
- Northern Territory's highest point is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Teide (Tenerife) is 7,165 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- Northern Territory's lowest point is Timor Sea at 0 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northern Territory vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Northern Territory has a population of 265,457 (2025), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 187.6 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Northern Territory: 0.5 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 517.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Northern Territory's largest metropolitan area is Greater Darwin (159,284 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 40.8 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 432 years.
Northern Territory vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Northern Territory's GDP is $22.4 billion (2025) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 85.1 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Northern Territory: $84,383 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (118%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
Northern Territory official website · Spain official website
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