New Zealand vs Yemen
Yemen is 70% larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Yemen about 1.7 times.
New ZealandYemenNew Zealand moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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New Zealand is 0.59× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.7× the size of New Zealand.
| New Zealand | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 268,021 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 5,324,700 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Sana'a |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. New Zealand sits at about 42°S and is stretched to 1.79× its true area; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it is next to Yemen. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is New Zealand bigger than Yemen?
- No. New Zealand is 41% smaller than Yemen. New Zealand covers 268,021 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Yemen?
- About 1.7 times: Yemen has 1.7× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do New Zealand and Yemen look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Zealand is drawn about 1.79× its true area there and Yemen about 1.08×. That is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it really is next to Yemen. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, New Zealand or Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 5,324,700. Density: New Zealand 20 per km², Yemen 92 per km².