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New Zealand vs Quebec Geography
Land area
- New Zealand has a land area of 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²), while Quebec has 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²).
- Quebec's land area is 5.2 times (416%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²) vs Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Quebec's total area is 5.7 times (474%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km) long from north to south; Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km).
- New Zealand and Quebec have about the same north-south length.
Width
- New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km) east to west; Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km).
- New Zealand and Quebec have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- New Zealand's highest point is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m); Quebec's is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 6,798 feet higher than Mont d'Iberville.
Lowest point
- New Zealand's lowest point is Taieri Plains at -7 feet; Quebec's is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
New Zealand vs Quebec Population and History
Population
- New Zealand has a population of 5,357,300 (2026), while Quebec has 9,033,887 (2026).
- Quebec's population is 1.7 times (69%) larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- New Zealand: 52.5 people per square mile vs Quebec: 17.1.
- New Zealand's population density is 3.1 times (207%) higher than Quebec's.
Largest metro area
- New Zealand's largest metropolitan area is Auckland Region (1,715,600 people) vs Quebec's Montreal CMA (4,291,732).
- Montreal CMA's population is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- Quebec: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Quebec is the older of the two by 40 years.
New Zealand vs Quebec Economy
GDP
- New Zealand's GDP is $264.1 billion (2025) vs Quebec's $450.3 billion.
- Quebec's economic output is 1.7 times (71%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- New Zealand: $49,591 per person vs Quebec: $50,059.
- New Zealand and Quebec have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
New Zealand official website · Quebec official website
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