Egypt vs New Zealand
Egypt is 3.77 times larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Egypt about 3.8 times.
EgyptNew ZealandEgypt moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
3.77×
Egypt is 3.77× the area of New Zealand.
| Egypt | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Wellington |
| Region | Northern Africa | Australia and New Zealand |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× its true area; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it is next to Egypt. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Egypt bigger than New Zealand?
- Yes. Egypt is 3.77 times larger than New Zealand. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Egypt?
- About 3.8 times: Egypt has 3.77× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do Egypt and New Zealand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× its true area there and New Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it really is next to Egypt. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Egypt or New Zealand?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 5,324,700. Density: Egypt 117 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².