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Colorado vs New Zealand Geography
Land area: Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²). Colorado and New Zealand have about the same land area.
Total area: Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water. Colorado and New Zealand have about the same total area.
Length: Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km). New Zealand's north-south length is 2.5 times (154%) longer than Colorado's.
Width: Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km). New Zealand's east-west width is 2.5 times (150%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point: Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m). Mount Elbert is 2,204 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point: Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet. New Zealand's lowest point is 3,333 feet lower.
Colorado vs New Zealand Population and History
Population: Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026). Colorado's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than New Zealand's.
Population density: Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5. Colorado's population density is 1.1 times (10%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area: Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600). Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History: Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state. New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947. In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 31 years.
Colorado vs New Zealand Economy
GDP: Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion. Colorado's economic output is 2.1 times (111%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita: Colorado: $93,602 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591. Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (89%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income: Colorado: $83,055 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income). Colorado's average income is 1.8 times (78%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
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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.