Country size comparison
compared to
Nepal is about 1.8 times smaller than New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Nepal is approximately 147,181 sq km, making Nepal 54.75% the size of New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (25.6 million more people live in Nepal).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 10 statistics
Make 10.4 times more money in New Zealand
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
New Zealand is 5.4 times more expensive than Nepal overall
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Moving from Nepal to New Zealand · OECD 2023
2,811 people moved from Nepal to New Zealand.
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