Country size comparison
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Madagascar is about 2.2 times bigger than New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Madagascar is approximately 587,041 sq km, making Madagascar 118% larger than New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (23.1 million more people live in Madagascar).
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Make 28.7 times more money in New Zealand
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New Zealand is 3.8 times more expensive than Madagascar overall
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Moving from Madagascar to New Zealand · OECD 2022
3 people moved from Madagascar to New Zealand.
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