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Northwest Territories vs Queensland Geography
Land area
- Northwest Territories has a land area of 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²), while Queensland has 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²).
- Queensland's land area is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Total area
- Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²) vs Queensland: 668,207 square miles (1,730,648 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Queensland's total area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Northwest Territories'.
Length
- Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km) long from north to south; Queensland is 1,398 miles (2,251 km).
- Queensland's north-south length is 1.1 times (7%) longer than Northwest Territories'.
Width
- Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km) east to west; Queensland spans 1,272 miles (2,048 km).
- Queensland's east-west width is 1.3 times (28%) wider than Northwest Territories'.
Highest point
- Northwest Territories's highest point is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m); Queensland's is Mount Bartle Frere at 5,285 feet (1,611 m).
- Mount Nirvana is 3,813 feet higher than Mount Bartle Frere.
Lowest point
- Northwest Territories's lowest point is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet; Queensland's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northwest Territories vs Queensland Population and History
Population
- Northwest Territories has a population of 45,257 (2024), while Queensland has 5,692,642 (2025).
- Queensland's population is 125.8 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density
- Northwest Territories: 0.1 people per square mile vs Queensland: 8.5.
- Queensland's population density is 85.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Largest metro area
- Northwest Territories's largest metropolitan area is Yellowknife CMA (20,340 people) vs Queensland's Greater Brisbane (2,833,524).
- Greater Brisbane's population is 139.3 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History
- Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870.
- Queensland: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1859.
- In its current form, Northwest Territories is the older of the two by 31 years.
Northwest Territories vs Queensland Economy
GDP
- Northwest Territories's GDP is $3.7 billion (2024) vs Queensland's $345.6 billion.
- Queensland's economic output is 93.4 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita
- Northwest Territories: $82,646 per person vs Queensland: $60,710.
- Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Queensland's.
Official Websites
Northwest Territories official website · Queensland official website
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