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New York vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 2.2 times (117%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 1.9 times (90%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 3.8 times (280%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 2.3 times (133%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 6,883 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York'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.
New York vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New York's population is 3.7 times (271%) larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New York's population density is 8.0 times (703%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 11.6 times larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 119 years.
New York vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- New York's economic output is 8.8 times (779%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- New York's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (136%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 1.8 times (83%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
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