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Italy vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Italy has a land area of 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- Italy's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 1.1 times (12%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 1.6 times (61%) longer than Italy's.
Width
- Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point
- Italy's highest point is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 3,560 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- Italy's lowest point is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 3 feet lower.
Italy vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Italy has a population of 58,943,673 (2026), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- Italy's population is 11.0 times larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- Italy: 519.0 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- Italy's population density is 9.9 times (889%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- Italy's largest metropolitan area is Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 46 years.
Italy vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Italy's GDP is $2,551.6 billion (2025) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 9.7 times (866%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- Italy: $43,309 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- New Zealand's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (15%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Italy: $42,080 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Zealand's average income is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
Italy official website · New Zealand official website
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