New Zealand is 3.66× the size of Chiapas
New Zealand (Oceania) covers about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and Chiapas (state of Mexico) about 73,400 km² (28,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 268,000km²New Zealand
- 73,400km²Chiapas
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- New Zealand
- Chiapas
What fits
- Chiapas fits inside New Zealand about 3.66 times by area.
- New Zealand is larger by 195,000 km² (75,300 mi²), which is 266% of the area of Chiapas.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Zealand is about 8.75, Chiapas about 2.39.
How they differ
- New Zealand also has the larger population: 5.3 million against 5.2 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 71 in Chiapas against 20 in New Zealand: Chiapas is 3.60× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Zealand at 42°S is drawn about 1.8× too large and Chiapas at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows New Zealand as 6.04× the size of Chiapas instead of 3.66×.
- Together New Zealand and Chiapas cover 342,000 km², close to the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 195,000 km², is about the size of Senegal (196,000 km²).
- At Chiapas's density, New Zealand would have 19.1 million people (it has 5.3 million). At New Zealand's density, Chiapas would have 1.5 million (it has 5.2 million).
- Chiapas's centre is 58.2° of latitude, about 6,470 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
- New Zealand ranks 76th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chiapas is the 9th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Chiapas lies about 58° of latitude (roughly 6,470 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 Chiapas about 14,060 m².
- Laid side by side, New Zealand and Chiapas would cover 342,000 km², about the same size as the Republic of the Congo.
- Together they have 10.5 million people, about as many people as Greece.
- Counted as a country, Chiapas would rank 119th by area and 121st by population.
Side by side
| New Zealand | Chiapas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² | 73,400 km²28,300 mi² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 73,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 75th of 239worldwide | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.2 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 119th of 237worldwide | 7th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 20 per km² | 71 per km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
| Latitude range | 53°S to 29°S | 15°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2015. 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 73,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 73,400 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