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Pennsylvania vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Pennsylvania's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 4.2 times (317%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 3.2 times (216%) wider than Pennsylvania's.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 9,008 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
Pennsylvania vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- Pennsylvania's population is 2.4 times (144%) larger than New Zealand's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 5.6 times (457%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- Pennsylvania's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 3.7 times (269%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Pennsylvania is the older of the two by 120 years.
Pennsylvania vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 3.8 times (282%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (55%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Pennsylvania: $70,678 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Pennsylvania's average income is 1.5 times (52%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Pennsylvania official website · New Zealand official website
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