Kyrgyzstan vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 34% larger than Kyrgyzstan.
KyrgyzstanNew ZealandKyrgyzstan moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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Kyrgyzstan is 0.75× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 1.34× the size of Kyrgyzstan.
| Kyrgyzstan | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 199,951 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 7,343,064 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 37 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Bishkek | Wellington |
| Region | Central Asia | Australia and New Zealand |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Kyrgyzstan sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.78× 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 Kyrgyzstan bigger than New Zealand?
- No. Kyrgyzstan is 25% smaller than New Zealand. Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Kyrgyzstan fit into New Zealand?
- About 1.3 times: New Zealand has 1.34× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
- Why do Kyrgyzstan and New Zealand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kyrgyzstan is drawn about 1.78× 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, Kyrgyzstan or New Zealand?
- Kyrgyzstan: 7,343,064 people against 5,324,700. Density: Kyrgyzstan 37 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².