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Northern Territory vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Northern Territory has a land area of 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 64.9 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 64.9 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 7.3 times (633%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 5.5 times (450%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Northern Territory's highest point is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mount Zeil is 1,463 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Northern Territory's lowest point is Timor Sea at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northern Territory vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Northern Territory has a population of 265,457 (2025), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 11.7 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Northern Territory: 0.5 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 774.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
History
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 375 years.
Northern Territory vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Northern Territory's GDP is $22.4 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Wales' economic output is 4.0 times (300%) larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Northern Territory: $84,383 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 2.9 times (195%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Northern Territory official website · Wales official website
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