Country size comparison
compared to
New Zealand is about 1.2 times bigger than Idaho.
Idaho is approximately 214,314 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 25% larger than Idaho. Meanwhile, the population of Idaho is ~1.6 million people (3.5 million more people live in New Zealand).
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