Country size comparison
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New Zealand is about 21 times bigger than Connecticut.
Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 2,042% larger than Connecticut. Meanwhile, the population of Connecticut is ~3.6 million people (1.5 million more people live in New Zealand).
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