Country size comparison

compared to

New Zealand is about 2.3 times smaller than Central African Republic.

Central African Republic is approximately 622,984 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 43.15% the size of Central African Republic. Meanwhile, the population of Central African Republic is ~5.5 million people (401,529 fewer people live in New Zealand).

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Central African Republic vs. New Zealand uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.