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Massachusetts vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 13.1 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 9.8 times (883%) larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 9.6 times (863%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 5.2 times (424%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 8,729 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
Massachusetts vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- Massachusetts' population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- Massachusetts' population density is 17.4 times higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 119 years.
Massachusetts vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Massachusetts' economic output is 2.9 times (195%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 2.2 times (120%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Massachusetts: $93,607 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 2.0 times (101%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Massachusetts official website · New Zealand official website
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