The map above shows Germany and New Zealand side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Germany vs New Zealand Geography
Land area: Germany has a land area of 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²). Germany's land area is 1.3 times (32%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area: Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length: Germany is 531 miles (854 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km). New Zealand's north-south length is 2.2 times (123%) longer than Germany's.
Width: Germany spans 397 miles (639 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km). New Zealand's east-west width is 2.4 times (144%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Germany's highest point is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m). Aoraki / Mount Cook is 2,500 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: Germany's lowest point is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet. Germany's lowest point is 6 feet lower.
Germany vs New Zealand Population and History
Population: Germany has a population of 83,467,117 (2025), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026). Germany's population is 15.6 times larger than New Zealand's.
Population density: Germany: 620.0 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5. Germany's population density is 11.8 times higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area: Germany's largest metropolitan area is Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History: Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 36 years.
Germany vs New Zealand Economy
GDP: Germany's GDP is $5,050.9 billion (2025) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion. Germany's economic output is 19.1 times larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita: Germany: $60,496 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591. Germany's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income: Germany: $60,200 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income). Germany's average income is 1.3 times (29%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Germany official website · New Zealand official website
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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.