New Zealand is 4.56× the size of Michoacán
New Zealand (Oceania) covers about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and Michoacán (state of Mexico) about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 268,000km²New Zealand
- 58,900km²Michoacán
500 km
- New Zealand
- Michoacán
What fits
- Michoacán fits inside New Zealand about 4.56 times by area.
- New Zealand is larger by 210,000 km² (80,900 mi²), which is 356% of the area of Michoacán.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Zealand is about 8.75, Michoacán about 1.92.
How they differ
- New Zealand also has the larger population: 5.3 million against 4.6 million, 1.16× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Michoacán against 20 in New Zealand: Michoacán is 3.94× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Zealand at 42°S is drawn about 1.8× too large and Michoacán at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows New Zealand as 7.30× the size of Michoacán instead of 4.56×.
- Together New Zealand and Michoacán cover 327,000 km², close to the size of Malaysia (328,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 210,000 km², is about the size of Guyana (211,000 km²).
- At Michoacán's density, New Zealand would have 20.9 million people (it has 5.3 million). At New Zealand's density, Michoacán would have 1.2 million (it has 4.6 million).
- Michoacán's centre is 60.9° of latitude, about 6,770 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
- New Zealand ranks 76th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Michoacán lies about 61° of latitude (roughly 6,770 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 Michoacán about 12,840 m².
- Laid side by side, New Zealand and Michoacán would cover 327,000 km², about the same size as Malaysia.
- Together they have 9.9 million people, about as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
- Counted as a country, Michoacán would rank 126th by area and 128th by population.
Side by side
| New Zealand | Michoacán | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 58,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 75th of 239worldwide | 16th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 119th of 237worldwide | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 20 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Morelia |
| Latitude range | 53°S to 29°S | 18°N to 20°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 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 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