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Wisconsin vs Northern Territory Geography
Land area
- Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Northern Territory has 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²).
- Northern Territory's land area is 9.6 times (862%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Northern Territory: 520,902 square miles (1,349,129 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Northern Territory's total area is 8.0 times (695%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Northern Territory is 1,092 miles (1,758 km).
- Northern Territory's north-south length is 3.0 times (197%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width
- Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Northern Territory spans 610 miles (981 km).
- Northern Territory's east-west width is 1.9 times (89%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Northern Territory's is Mount Zeil at 5,023 feet (1,531 m).
- Mount Zeil is 3,077 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Northern Territory's is Timor Sea at 0 feet.
- Northern Territory's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Northern Territory Population and History
Population
- Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Northern Territory has 265,457 (2025).
- Wisconsin's population is 22.5 times larger than Northern Territory's.
Population density
- Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Northern Territory: 0.5.
- Wisconsin's population density is 220.0 times higher than Northern Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Northern Territory's Greater Darwin (159,284).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 23.6 times larger than Greater Darwin's.
History
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- Northern Territory: Became a federal territory on January 1, 1911; self-governing since 1978.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 63 years.
Wisconsin vs Northern Territory Economy
GDP
- Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Northern Territory's $22.4 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 20.2 times larger than Northern Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Northern Territory: $84,383.
- Northern Territory's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Official Websites
Wisconsin official website · Northern Territory official website
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