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France vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- France has a land area of 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- France's land area is 2.1 times (106%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 2.1 times (105%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- France is 742 miles (1,194 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 1.6 times (60%) longer than France's.
Width
- France spans 818 miles (1,316 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than France's.
Highest point
- France's highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Mont Blanc is 3,560 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- France's lowest point is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- France's lowest point is 26 feet lower.
France vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- France has a population of 69,081,996 (2026), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- France's population is 12.9 times larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- France: 328.9 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- France's population density is 6.3 times (526%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- France's largest metropolitan area is Paris (9,381,921 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Paris' population is 5.5 times (447%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,064 years.
France vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- France's GDP is $3,366.3 billion (2025) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- France's economic output is 12.7 times larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- France: $48,986 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- France and New Zealand have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- France: $48,630 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- France and New Zealand have about the same average income.
Official Websites
France official website · New Zealand official website
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