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Kansas vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 1.3 times (26%) larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 5.7 times (472%) longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 2.4 times (142%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 8,178 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 686 feet lower.
Kansas vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 1.4 times (45%) higher than Kansas'.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's population is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 46 years.
Kansas vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- New Zealand's economic output is 1.1 times (15%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 1.6 times (56%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 1.4 times (41%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Kansas official website · New Zealand official website
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