Croatia vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 4.74 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into New Zealand about 4.7 times.
CroatiaNew ZealandCroatia moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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Croatia is 0.21× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 4.74× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Wellington |
| Region | Southern Europe | Australia and New Zealand |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than New Zealand?
- No. Croatia is 4.74 times smaller than New Zealand. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into New Zealand?
- About 4.7 times: New Zealand has 4.74× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and New Zealand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and New Zealand about 1.79×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand: 5,324,700 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².