Country size comparison
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Kentucky is about 2.6 times smaller than New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, making Kentucky 38.27% the size of New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (713,637 fewer people live in Kentucky).
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Live 9.0 years longer in New Zealand
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