New Zealand is 2.01× the size of Alabama
New Zealand (Oceania) covers about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and Alabama (state of the United States) about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 268,000km²New Zealand
- 134,000km²Alabama
500 km
- New Zealand
- Alabama
What fits
- Alabama fits inside New Zealand about 2.01 times by area.
- New Zealand is larger by 135,000 km² (52,000 mi²), which is 101% of the area of Alabama.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Zealand is about 8.75, Alabama about 4.36.
How they differ
- New Zealand also has the larger population: 5.3 million against 5.0 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 38 in Alabama against 20 in New Zealand: Alabama is 1.90× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Zealand at 42°S is drawn about 1.8× too large and Alabama at 33°N about 1.4×, so the map shows New Zealand as 2.55× the size of Alabama instead of 2.01×.
- Together New Zealand and Alabama cover 402,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 135,000 km², is about the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km²).
- At Alabama's density, New Zealand would have 10.1 million people (it has 5.3 million). At New Zealand's density, Alabama would have 2.6 million (it has 5.0 million).
- Alabama's centre is 74.5° of latitude, about 8,280 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
- New Zealand ranks 76th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Alabama lies about 74° of latitude (roughly 8,280 km) north of New Zealand, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Zealand would have about 50,590 m² and each person in Alabama about 26,640 m².
- Laid side by side, New Zealand and Alabama would cover 402,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 10.3 million people, about as many people as Portugal.
- Counted as a country, Alabama would rank 97th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| New Zealand | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 136,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 75th of 239worldwide | 29th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 119th of 237worldwide | 24th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 20 per km² | 38 per km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Montgomery |
| Latitude range | 53°S to 29°S | 30°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 268,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 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