New Zealand is 53.2× the size of Fukuoka
New Zealand (Oceania) covers about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and Fukuoka (prefecture of Japan) about 5,050 km² (1,950 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 268,000km²New Zealand
- 5,050km²Fukuoka
500 km
- New Zealand
- Fukuoka
What fits
- Fukuoka fits inside New Zealand about 53.2 times by area.
- New Zealand is larger by 263,000 km² (102,000 mi²), which is 5,215% of the area of Fukuoka.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Zealand is about 8.75, Fukuoka about 0.16.
How they differ
- New Zealand also has the larger population: 5.3 million against 5.1 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,011 in Fukuoka against 20 in New Zealand: Fukuoka is 51.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,410 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Zealand at 42°S is drawn about 1.8× too large and Fukuoka at 34°N about 1.4×, so the map shows New Zealand as 66.3× the size of Fukuoka instead of 53.2×.
- Together New Zealand and Fukuoka cover 274,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 263,000 km², is about the size of Gabon (260,000 km²).
- At Fukuoka's density, New Zealand would have 271.5 million people (it has 5.3 million). At New Zealand's density, Fukuoka would have 100,000 (it has 5.1 million).
- Fukuoka's centre is 75.2° of latitude, about 8,370 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
- New Zealand ranks 76th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Fukuoka is the 28th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Fukuoka lies about 75° of latitude (roughly 8,370 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 Fukuoka about 990 m².
- Laid side by side, New Zealand and Fukuoka would cover 274,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 10.4 million people, about as many people as Jordan.
- Counted as a country, Fukuoka would rank 175th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| New Zealand | Fukuoka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² | 5,050 km²1,950 mi² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 4,970 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 75th of 239worldwide | 28th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 119th of 237worldwide | 9th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 20 per km² | 1,011 per km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Fukuoka |
| Latitude range | 53°S to 29°S | 33°N to 34°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 4,970 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,050 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