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Nevada vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- Nevada's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nevada's total area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 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 (145%) longer than Nevada's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 2.1 times (107%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Boundary Peak is 897 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 488 feet lower.
Nevada vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 1.6 times (64%) larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 1.8 times (77%) higher than Nevada's.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 43 years.
Nevada vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Nevada and New Zealand have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (66%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 1.5 times (50%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Nevada official website · New Zealand official website
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