Country size comparison
compared to
New Zealand is about 1.8 times bigger than Nepal.
Nepal is approximately 147,181 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 83% larger than Nepal. Meanwhile, the population of Nepal is ~30.7 million people (25.6 million fewer people live in New Zealand).
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