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Texas vs New Zealand Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²). Texas' land area is 2.6 times (156%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 2.6 times (159%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km). New Zealand's north-south length is 1.5 times (47%) longer than Texas'.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km). New Zealand's east-west width is 1.2 times (25%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m). Aoraki / Mount Cook is 3,488 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet. New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
Texas vs New Zealand Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026). Texas' population is 5.8 times (484%) larger than New Zealand's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5. Texas' population density is 2.3 times (128%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 4.9 times (386%) larger than Auckland Region's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 62 years.
Texas vs New Zealand Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion. Texas' economic output is 10.5 times larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591. Texas' GDP per capita is 1.8 times (78%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income: Texas: $69,823 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.5 times (50%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.