Philippines is 1.09× the size of New Zealand
Philippines covers about 293,000 km² (113,000 mi²) and New Zealand about 268,000 km² (104,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 293,000km²Philippines
- 268,000km²New Zealand
500 km
- Philippines
- New Zealand
What fits
- New Zealand is 92% of the size of Philippines.
- Philippines is larger by 24,800 km² (9,570 mi²), which is 9.2% of the area of New Zealand.
- Measured in Belgiums: Philippines is about 9.56, New Zealand about 8.75.
How they differ
- Philippines also has the larger population: 112.7 million against 5.3 million, 21.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 384 in Philippines against 20 in New Zealand: Philippines is 19.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,830 km apart.
- On a standard web map New Zealand looks larger than Philippines: Philippines at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and New Zealand at 42°S about 1.8×, so the map shows New Zealand as 1.58× the size of Philippines, when Philippines is 1.09× the size of New Zealand.
- Together Philippines and New Zealand cover 562,000 km², close to the size of Ukraine (572,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 24,800 km², is about the size of Rwanda (25,300 km²).
- At New Zealand's density, Philippines would have 5.8 million people (it has 112.7 million). At Philippines's density, New Zealand would have 103.2 million (it has 5.3 million).
- Philippines's centre is 53.4° of latitude, about 5,940 km, farther north than New Zealand's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Philippines | 1.09× |
| More people | Philippines | 21.2× |
| More crowded | Philippines | 19.4× |
| Farther north | Philippines | 53.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | New Zealand | 1.8× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Philippines | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.56× | 8.75× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.20× | 1.10× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.82× | 0.75× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.79× | 0.72× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.54× | 0.49× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.09× | 0.09× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Philippines | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 293,000 km²113,000 mi² | 268,000 km²104,000 mi² |
| Population | 112.7 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 384 per km² | 20 per km² |
| Official area | 343,000 km²Wikidata | 268,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Manila | Wellington |
| Latitude range | 5°N to 21°N | 53°S to 29°S |
| Continent | Asia | Oceania |
Population: Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 293,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 343,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 268,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11