Australia is approximately 7,741,220 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 3.47% the size of Australia. Meanwhile, the population of Australia is ~25.5 million people (20.5 million fewer people live in New Zealand).
This to-scale map shows a size comparison of Australia compared to New Zealand. For more details, see an in-depth quality of life comparison of New Zealand vs. Australia using our country comparison tool.
