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Montana vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- Montana's land area is 1.4 times (43%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Montana's total area is 1.4 times (42%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 3.7 times (271%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 1.6 times (60%) wider than Montana's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Granite Peak is 549 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 1,812 feet lower.
Montana vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 4.7 times (371%) larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 6.7 times (573%) higher than Montana's.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 8.9 times (791%) larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Montana is the older of the two by 18 years.
Montana vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- New Zealand's economic output is 3.4 times (237%) larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Montana's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 1.5 times (48%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Montana official website · New Zealand official website
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