New Zealand is 3.35× the size of South Carolina
New Zealand (Oceania) covers about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and South Carolina (state of the United States) about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 268,000km²New Zealand
- 80,200km²South Carolina
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- New Zealand
- South Carolina
What fits
- South Carolina fits inside New Zealand about 3.35 times by area.
- New Zealand is larger by 188,000 km² (72,700 mi²), which is 235% of the area of South Carolina.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Zealand is about 8.75, South Carolina about 2.61.
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 64 in South Carolina against 20 in New Zealand: South Carolina is 3.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Zealand at 42°S is drawn about 1.8× too large and South Carolina at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows New Zealand as 4.14× the size of South Carolina instead of 3.35×.
- Together New Zealand and South Carolina cover 349,000 km², close to the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 188,000 km², is about the size of Syria (186,000 km²).
- At South Carolina's density, New Zealand would have 17.1 million people (it has 5.3 million). At New Zealand's density, South Carolina would have 1.6 million (it has 5.1 million).
- South Carolina's centre is 75.6° of latitude, about 8,410 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
- New Zealand ranks 76th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- South Carolina is the 40th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- South Carolina lies about 76° of latitude (roughly 8,410 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 South Carolina about 15,660 m².
- Laid side by side, New Zealand and South Carolina would cover 349,000 km², about the same size as the Republic of the Congo.
- Together they have 10.4 million people, about as many people as Jordan.
- Counted as a country, South Carolina would rank 116th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| New Zealand | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 82,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 75th of 239worldwide | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 119th of 237worldwide | 23rd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 20 per km² | 64 per km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Columbia |
| Latitude range | 53°S to 29°S | 32°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%.
- Our measured 80,200 km² is 3.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 82,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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