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Hawaii vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 15.9 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 9.5 times (846%) larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 3.6 times (256%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 2.5 times (151%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Mauna Kea is 1,577 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
Hawaii vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- Hawaii's population density is 4.3 times (329%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th 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 52 years.
Hawaii vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- New Zealand's economic output is 2.2 times (125%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (64%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.5 times (52%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Hawaii official website · New Zealand official website
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