New Zealand is 1.06× the size of Wyoming
New Zealand (Oceania) covers about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and Wyoming (state of the United States) about 253,000 km² (97,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 268,000km²New Zealand
- 253,000km²Wyoming
500 km
- New Zealand
- Wyoming
What fits
- Wyoming is 94% of the size of New Zealand.
- New Zealand is larger by 15,000 km² (5,800 mi²), which is 5.9% of the area of Wyoming.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Zealand is about 8.75, Wyoming about 8.26.
How they differ
- New Zealand also has the larger population: 5.3 million against 577,000, 9.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 20 in New Zealand against 2.3 in Wyoming: New Zealand is 8.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,300 km apart.
- Together New Zealand and Wyoming cover 522,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 15,000 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Wyoming's density, New Zealand would have 611,000 people (it has 5.3 million). At New Zealand's density, Wyoming would have 5.0 million (it has 577,000).
- Wyoming's centre is 84.7° of latitude, about 9,420 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
- New Zealand ranks 76th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Wyoming is the 9th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 50th most densely populated of them.
- Wyoming lies about 85° of latitude (roughly 9,420 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 Wyoming about 439,430 m².
- Laid side by side, New Zealand and Wyoming would cover 522,000 km², about the same size as Thailand.
- Together they have 5.9 million people, about as many people as Denmark.
- Counted as a country, Wyoming would rank 78th by area and 170th by population.
Side by side
| New Zealand | Wyoming | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² | 253,000 km²97,900 mi² |
| Official area | 268,000 km²Wikidata | 253,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 75th of 239worldwide | 9th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 577,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 119th of 237worldwide | 51st of 51in the United States |
| Density | 20 per km² | 2.3 per km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Cheyenne |
| Latitude range | 53°S to 29°S | 41°N to 45°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 253,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 253,000 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