Country size comparison
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New Zealand is about 1.9 times bigger than Iowa.
Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 86% larger than Iowa. Meanwhile, the population of Iowa is ~3.2 million people (2.1 million more people live in New Zealand).
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