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Utah vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Utah has a land area of 82,596 square miles (213,922 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Utah's.
Total area
- Utah: 84,898 square miles (219,885 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 1.2 times (22%) larger than Utah's.
Length
- Utah is 436 miles (702 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 2.7 times (172%) longer than Utah's.
Width
- Utah spans 268 miles (431 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 3.6 times (262%) wider than Utah's.
Highest point
- Utah's highest point is Kings Peak at 13,512 feet (4,118 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Kings Peak is 1,294 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- Utah's lowest point is Beaver Dam Wash at 2,180 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 2,187 feet lower.
Utah vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Utah has a population of 3,503,613 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Utah's.
Population density
- Utah: 42.4 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Utah's.
Largest metro area
- Utah's largest metropolitan area is Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area (1,300,762 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area's.
History
- Utah: Admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Utah is the older of the two by 11 years.
Utah vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Utah's GDP is $299.5 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Utah's economic output is 1.1 times (13%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- Utah: $85,475 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Utah's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (72%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Utah: $67,333 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Utah's average income is 1.4 times (44%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
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