Israel vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 12.9 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into New Zealand about 13 times.
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Israel is 0.08× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 12.9× the size of Israel.
| Israel | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Wellington |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than New Zealand?
- No. Israel is 12.9 times smaller than New Zealand. Israel covers 20,770 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into New Zealand?
- About 13 times: New Zealand has 12.9× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and New Zealand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or New Zealand?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 5,324,700. Density: Israel 487 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².