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Arizona vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 2.8 times (176%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 2.1 times (114%) wider than Arizona's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 402 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 78 feet lower.
Arizona vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- Arizona's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- Arizona's population density is 1.3 times (27%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's population is 3.0 times (202%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, New Zealand is the older of the two by 5 years.
Arizona vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 2.2 times (116%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (52%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona's average income is 1.4 times (41%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Arizona official website · New Zealand official website
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