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New Mexico vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 1.2 times (19%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 3.0 times (200%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 1.9 times (95%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 932 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 2,849 feet lower.
New Mexico vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 2.5 times (151%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 3.0 times (198%) higher than New Mexico's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 1.9 times (85%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, New Zealand is the older of the two by 5 years.
New Mexico vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- New Zealand's economic output is 1.8 times (80%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Mexico's average income is 1.2 times (25%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
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