Greece vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 2.03 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into New Zealand about 2.0 times.
GreeceNew ZealandGreece moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
0.49×
Greece is 0.49× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 2.03× the size of Greece.
| Greece | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Wellington |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than New Zealand?
- No. Greece is 2.03 times smaller than New Zealand. Greece covers 131,957 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into New Zealand?
- About 2.0 times: New Zealand has 2.03× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and New Zealand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or New Zealand?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 5,324,700. Density: Greece 79 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².