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Texas vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Texas'.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Texas'.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 1.4 times (35%) longer than Texas'.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 1.3 times (27%) wider than Northern Territory's.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 3,707 feet higher than Mount Zeil.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Texas' population is 117.9 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Texas' population density is 239.6 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 52.4 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 66 years.
Texas vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 123.7 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Northern Territory's.
Official Websites
Texas official website · Northern Territory official website
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