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Delaware vs New Zealand Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²). New Zealand's land area is 52.4 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water. New Zealand's total area is 41.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km). New Zealand's north-south length is 12.1 times longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km). New Zealand's east-west width is 10.1 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m). Aoraki / Mount Cook is 11,768 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet. New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
Delaware vs New Zealand Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026). New Zealand's population is 5.1 times (409%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5. Delaware's population density is 10.3 times higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 120 years.
Delaware vs New Zealand Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion. New Zealand's economic output is 2.4 times (138%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591. Delaware's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (113%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 1.5 times (46%) 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.