New Zealand is 2.57× the size of Kentucky
New Zealand (Oceania) covers about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and Kentucky (state of the United States) about 105,000 km² (40,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 268,000km²New Zealand
- 105,000km²Kentucky
500 km
- New Zealand
- Kentucky
What fits
- Kentucky fits inside New Zealand about 2.57 times by area.
- New Zealand is larger by 164,000 km² (63,300 mi²), which is 157% of the area of Kentucky.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Zealand is about 8.75, Kentucky about 3.41.
How they differ
- New Zealand also has the larger population: 5.3 million against 4.5 million, 1.18× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Kentucky against 20 in New Zealand: Kentucky is 2.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,500 km apart.
- Together New Zealand and Kentucky cover 373,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 164,000 km², is about the size of Somaliland (167,000 km²).
- At Kentucky's density, New Zealand would have 11.6 million people (it has 5.3 million). At New Zealand's density, Kentucky would have 2.1 million (it has 4.5 million).
- Kentucky's centre is 79.3° of latitude, about 8,810 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
- New Zealand ranks 76th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Kentucky lies about 79° of latitude (roughly 8,810 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 Kentucky about 23,210 m².
- Laid side by side, New Zealand and Kentucky would cover 373,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 9.8 million people, about as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
- Counted as a country, Kentucky would rank 107th by area and 129th by population.
Side by side
| New Zealand | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 105,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 75th of 239worldwide | 36th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 119th of 237worldwide | 26th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 20 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Frankfort |
| Latitude range | 53°S to 29°S | 36°N to 39°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 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 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