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Japan vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- Japan's land area is 1.4 times (38%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Japan's total area is 1.4 times (41%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than New Zealand's.
Width
- Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 1.6 times (62%) wider than New Zealand's.
Highest point
- Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Mount Fuji is 170 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 6 feet lower.
Japan vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- Japan's population is 22.9 times larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- Japan's population density is 16.6 times higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Tokyo's population is 19.5 times larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,247 years.
Japan vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 16.8 times larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- Japan: $35,951 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- New Zealand's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Japan's.
Average income
- Japan: $38,340 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Zealand's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
Japan official website · New Zealand official website
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