Country size comparison
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New Zealand is about 2.6 times bigger than Kentucky.
Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 161% larger than Kentucky. Meanwhile, the population of Kentucky is ~4.3 million people (713,637 more people live in New Zealand).
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