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Iowa vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 5.5 times (449%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 2.9 times (189%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 10,549 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 487 feet lower.
Iowa vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 1.7 times (65%) larger than Iowa's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- Iowa's population density is 1.1 times (10%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 61 years.
Iowa vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Iowa and New Zealand have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (65%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Iowa: $65,225 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Iowa's average income is 1.4 times (40%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
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