Colorado and New Zealand are almost exactly the same size
Colorado (state of the United States) covers about 269,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and New Zealand (Oceania) about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 269,000km²Colorado
- 268,000km²New Zealand
500 km
- Colorado
- New Zealand
What fits
- New Zealand is 100% of the size of Colorado.
- The measured areas differ by 705 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Colorado is about 8.78, New Zealand about 8.75.
How they differ
- Colorado also has the larger population: 5.8 million against 5.3 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 21 in Colorado against 20 in New Zealand: Colorado is 1.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,200 km apart.
- On a standard web map New Zealand looks larger than Colorado: Colorado at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and New Zealand at 42°S about 1.8×, so the map shows New Zealand as 1.08× the size of Colorado, when Colorado is 1.00× the size of New Zealand.
- Together Colorado and New Zealand cover 538,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 1.9% bigger).
- At New Zealand's density, Colorado would have 5.3 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Colorado's density, New Zealand would have 5.8 million (it has 5.3 million).
- Colorado's centre is 80.7° of latitude, about 8,980 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
- Colorado is the 8th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 38th most densely populated of them.
- New Zealand ranks 76th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Colorado lies about 81° of latitude (roughly 8,980 km) north of New Zealand, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Colorado would have about 46,630 m² and each person in New Zealand about 50,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Colorado and New Zealand would cover 538,000 km², about the same size as France.
- Together they have 11.1 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
- Counted as a country, Colorado would rank 75th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Colorado | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 269,000 km²104,000 mi² | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² |
| Official area | 270,000 km²Wikidata | 268,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 51in the United States | 75th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 51in the United States | 119th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 21 per km² | 20 per km² |
| Capital | Denver | Wellington |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 53°S to 29°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 270,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 268,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12