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Oregon vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area: Oregon has a land area of 95,997 square miles (248,630 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²). Northern Territory's land area is 5.4 times (443%) larger than Oregon's.
Total area: Oregon: 98,379 square miles (254,799 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northern Territory's total area is 5.3 times (429%) larger than Oregon's.
Length: Oregon is 453 miles (730 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km). Northern Territory's north-south length is 2.4 times (141%) longer than Oregon's.
Width: Oregon spans 445 miles (715 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km). Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Oregon's.
Highest point: Oregon's highest point is Mount Hood at 11,232 feet (3,424 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m). Mount Hood is 6,209 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point: Oregon's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Oregon vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population: Oregon has a population of 4,272,371 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025). Oregon's population is 16.1 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density: Oregon: 44.5 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5. Oregon's population density is 89.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area: Oregon's largest metropolitan area is Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (2,537,904 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284). Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area's population is 15.9 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History: Oregon: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859, as the 33rd state. Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978. In its current form, Oregon is the older of the two by 52 years.
Oregon vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP: Oregon's GDP is $330.2 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion. Oregon's economic output is 14.7 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita: Oregon: $77,299 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383. Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Oregon's.
Official Websites
Oregon official website · Northern Territory 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.