Germany is 1.33× the size of New Zealand
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and New Zealand about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 268,000km²New Zealand
500 km
- Germany
- New Zealand
What fits
- New Zealand is 75% of the size of Germany.
- Germany is larger by 89,200 km² (34,400 mi²), which is 33% of the area of New Zealand.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, New Zealand about 8.75.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 5.3 million, 15.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 20 in New Zealand: Germany is 11.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and New Zealand at 42°S about 1.8×, so the map shows Germany as 1.88× the size of New Zealand instead of 1.33×.
- Together Germany and New Zealand cover 626,000 km², close to the size of South Sudan (627,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 89,200 km², is about the size of Jordan (88,900 km²).
- At New Zealand's density, Germany would have 7.1 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, New Zealand would have 62.7 million (it has 5.3 million).
- Germany's centre is 92.8° of latitude, about 10,320 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 1.33× |
| More people | Germany | 15.7× |
| More crowded | Germany | 11.8× |
| Farther north | Germany | 92.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.8× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 8.75× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 1.10× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.72× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.49× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.09× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.03× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.03× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 20 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 268,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Wellington |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 53°S to 29°S |
| Continent | Europe | Oceania |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 268,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
Similar in size to Germany
Similar in size to New Zealand
More comparisons
Send it to someone who won’t believe it
Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11