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US Virgin Islands vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 764.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 140.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 25.2 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 18.6 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 10,663 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
US Virgin Islands vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 61.5 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 12.4 times higher than New Zealand's.
History
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- 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 10 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · New Zealand official website
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