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Nebraska vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 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 (34%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 2.4 times (138%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 2.1 times (109%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 6,790 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 847 feet lower.
Nebraska vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Nebraska's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 40 years.
Nebraska vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- New Zealand's economic output is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (90%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 1.6 times (56%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Nebraska official website · New Zealand official website
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